diff --git a/headers/os/interface/MenuField.h b/headers/os/interface/MenuField.h
index 4468d23910..dacd017178 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/MenuField.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/MenuField.h
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ private:
 			alignment			fAlign;
 			float				fDivider;
 			bool				fEnabled;
-			bool				fSelected;
-			bool				fTransition;
 			bool				fFixedSizeMB;
 			thread_id			fMenuTaskID;
 
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
index 307ecdbcda..b4f55f77cf 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
@@ -456,9 +456,6 @@ BMenuField::KeyDown(const char* bytes, int32 numBytes)
 
 			fMenuBar->StartMenuBar(0, true, true, &bounds);
 
-			fSelected = true;
-			fTransition = true;
-
 			bounds = Bounds();
 			bounds.right = fDivider;
 
@@ -961,8 +958,6 @@ BMenuField::InitObject(const char* label)
 	fMenuBar = NULL;
 	fAlign = B_ALIGN_LEFT;
 	fEnabled = true;
-	fSelected = false;
-	fTransition = false;
 	fFixedSizeMB = false;
 	fMenuTaskID = -1;
 	fLayoutData = new LayoutData;
@@ -1100,8 +1095,6 @@ BMenuField::_MenuTask()
 	if (!LockLooper())
 		return 0;
 
-	fSelected = true;
-	fTransition = true;
 	Invalidate();
 	UnlockLooper();
 
@@ -1117,8 +1110,6 @@ BMenuField::_MenuTask()
 	} while (tracking);
 
 	if (LockLooper()) {
-		fSelected = false;
-		fTransition = true;
 		Invalidate();
 		UnlockLooper();
 	}