diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
index 72d9eab85fd..51bd004d1a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ public:
 
     QPointer<CppCodeModelInspectorDialog> m_cppCodeModelInspectorDialog;
 
-    QPointer<TextEditor::BaseTextEditor> m_currentEditor;
-
     CppOutlineWidgetFactory m_cppOutlineWidgetFactory;
     CppTypeHierarchyFactory m_cppTypeHierarchyFactory;
     CppIncludeHierarchyFactory m_cppIncludeHierarchyFactory;