diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
index 95bfc56881d..e1a6ab65988 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
@@ -231,8 +231,6 @@ void BaseTextEditorWidget::ctor(const QSharedPointer<BaseTextDocument> &doc)
     d->m_document = doc;
     d->setupDocumentSignals();
 
-    d->m_lastScrollPos = -1;
-
     // from RESEARCH
 
     setLayoutDirection(Qt::LeftToRight);
@@ -2344,13 +2342,10 @@ AutoCompleter *BaseTextEditorWidget::autoCompleter() const
 
 BaseTextEditorWidgetPrivate::BaseTextEditorWidgetPrivate()
     :
-    m_lastScrollPos(-1),
-    m_lineNumber(-1),
     q(0),
     m_contentsChanged(false),
     m_lastCursorChangeWasInteresting(false),
     m_parenthesesMatchingEnabled(false),
-    m_updateTimer(0),
     m_formatRange(false),
     m_parenthesesMatchingTimer(0),
     m_extraArea(0),
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor_p.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor_p.h
index 87f9682912f..7f2d65ebc72 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor_p.h
@@ -108,23 +108,15 @@ public:
 
     void print(QPrinter *printer);
 
-    QTextBlock m_firstVisible;
-    int m_lastScrollPos;
-    int m_lineNumber;
-
     BaseTextEditorWidget *q;
     bool m_contentsChanged;
     bool m_lastCursorChangeWasInteresting;
 
-    QList<QTextEdit::ExtraSelection> m_syntaxHighlighterSelections;
-    QTextEdit::ExtraSelection m_lineSelection;
-
     QSharedPointer<BaseTextDocument> m_document;
     QByteArray m_tempState;
     QByteArray m_tempNavigationState;
 
     bool m_parenthesesMatchingEnabled;
-    QTimer *m_updateTimer;
 
     // parentheses matcher
     bool m_formatRange;