diff --git a/panels/background/gnome-wp-xml.h b/panels/background/gnome-wp-xml.h
index a4b9a6af7..5e04c6a48 100644
--- a/panels/background/gnome-wp-xml.h
+++ b/panels/background/gnome-wp-xml.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ struct _GnomeWpXml
 {
   GHashTable *wp_hash;
   GnomeDesktopThumbnailFactory *thumb_factory;
-  GSettings *settings;
   gint thumb_height;
   gint thumb_width;
   GtkListStore *wp_model;