diff --git a/include/wx/osx/dataobj2.h b/include/wx/osx/dataobj2.h
index 83011b852d..46fdc484f6 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/dataobj2.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/dataobj2.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ protected :
     void Clear() ;
 
     CFDataRef m_pictData ;
-    bool m_pictCreated ;
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/dataobj.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/dataobj.cpp
index e9006fc55e..35582cb88d 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/dataobj.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/dataobj.cpp
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ void wxBitmapDataObject::SetBitmap( const wxBitmap& rBitmap )
 void wxBitmapDataObject::Init()
 {
     m_pictData = NULL;
-    m_pictCreated = false;
 }
 
 void wxBitmapDataObject::Clear()
@@ -669,7 +668,6 @@ void wxBitmapDataObject::Clear()
         CFRelease( m_pictData );
         m_pictData = NULL;
     }
-    m_pictCreated = false;
 }
 
 bool wxBitmapDataObject::GetDataHere( void *pBuf ) const