diff --git a/libs/tk/ytk/gtktooltips.c b/libs/tk/ytk/gtktooltips.c
index 6c9131073d..d89773ce09 100644
--- a/libs/tk/ytk/gtktooltips.c
+++ b/libs/tk/ytk/gtktooltips.c
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ gtk_tooltips_init (GtkTooltips *tooltips)
   tooltips->enabled = TRUE;
   tooltips->timer_tag = 0;
   tooltips->use_sticky_delay = FALSE;
-  tooltips->last_popdown.tv_sec = -1;
-  tooltips->last_popdown.tv_usec = -1;
 
   private->tips_data_table =
     g_hash_table_new_full (NULL, NULL, NULL,
diff --git a/libs/tk/ytk/ytk/gtktooltips.h b/libs/tk/ytk/ytk/gtktooltips.h
index b44c9d7b21..91494779fc 100644
--- a/libs/tk/ytk/ytk/gtktooltips.h
+++ b/libs/tk/ytk/ytk/gtktooltips.h
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ struct _GtkTooltips
   guint   have_grab : 1;
   guint   use_sticky_delay : 1;
   gint	  timer_tag;
-  GTimeVal last_popdown;
 };
 
 struct _GtkTooltipsClass