diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.cpp
index 28f2f43bdfe..437f031425b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 namespace TextEditor {
 
 BaseTextMark::BaseTextMark()
-    : m_markableInterface(0), m_init(false)
+    : m_markableInterface(0)
 {}
 
 BaseTextMark::~BaseTextMark()
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ void BaseTextMark::setLocation(const QString &fileName, int line)
 
 void BaseTextMark::init()
 {
-    m_init = true;
     Core::EditorManager *em = Core::EditorManager::instance();
     connect(em, SIGNAL(editorOpened(Core::IEditor *)),
         SLOT(editorOpened(Core::IEditor *)));
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.h
index ff8a9145e24..0079471a34d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ private:
     QPointer<ITextMarkable> m_markableInterface;
     QString m_fileName;
     int m_line;
-    bool m_init;
 };
 
 } // namespace TextEditor