diff --git a/src/servers/app/Layer.cpp b/src/servers/app/Layer.cpp
index ac9c0d0f15..85b2a6e4f4 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/Layer.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/Layer.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ Layer::Layer(BRect frame, const char* name, int32 token,
 
 	fViewToken(token),
 	fFlags(flags),
-	fAdFlags(0),
 	fResizeMode(resize),
 	fEventMask(0UL),
 	fEventOptions(0UL),
diff --git a/src/servers/app/Layer.h b/src/servers/app/Layer.h
index e8a3e3483a..9a24bd13ce 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/Layer.h
+++ b/src/servers/app/Layer.h
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ enum {
 	B_LAYER_ACTION_RESIZE
 };
 
-enum {
-	B_LAYER_CHILDREN_DEPENDANT = 0x1000U,
-};
-
 class ServerApp;
 class RootLayer;
 class DrawingEngine;
@@ -258,7 +254,6 @@ class Layer {
 
 			int32				fViewToken;
 			uint32				fFlags;
-			uint16				fAdFlags;
 			uint32				fResizeMode;
 			uint32				fEventMask;
 			uint32				fEventOptions;
diff --git a/src/servers/app/WinBorder.cpp b/src/servers/app/WinBorder.cpp
index dbe2515225..af26efc088 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/WinBorder.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/WinBorder.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ WinBorder::WinBorder(const BRect &frame,
 	// unlike BViews, windows start off as hidden
 	fHidden = true;
 	fWindow = window;
-	fAdFlags = fAdFlags | B_LAYER_CHILDREN_DEPENDANT;
 	fFlags = B_WILL_DRAW | B_FULL_UPDATE_ON_RESIZE;
 
 	QuietlySetFeel(feel);