diff --git a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/KeyboardMouseDevice.cpp b/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/KeyboardMouseDevice.cpp
index 2ff0e0ca16..c14db86ae9 100755
--- a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/KeyboardMouseDevice.cpp
+++ b/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/KeyboardMouseDevice.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ void KeyboardMouseDevice::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event) {
     }
     _lastCursor = event->pos();
     _mousePressTime = usecTimestampNow();
-    _mouseMoved = false;
 
     _mousePressPos = event->pos();
     _clickDeadspotActive = true;
@@ -116,8 +115,6 @@ void KeyboardMouseDevice::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent* event) {
     // of the application window.
     _lastCursor = currentPos;
 
-    _mouseMoved = true;
-
     const int CLICK_EVENT_DEADSPOT = 6; // pixels
     if (_clickDeadspotActive && (_mousePressPos - currentPos).manhattanLength() > CLICK_EVENT_DEADSPOT) {
         _clickDeadspotActive = false;
diff --git a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/KeyboardMouseDevice.h b/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/KeyboardMouseDevice.h
index 0b0ae5a5bb..45ca496c11 100644
--- a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/KeyboardMouseDevice.h
+++ b/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/KeyboardMouseDevice.h
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ protected:
     QPoint _previousCursor;
     QPoint _mousePressPos;
     quint64 _mousePressTime;
-    bool _mouseMoved;
     bool _clickDeadspotActive;
     glm::vec2 _lastTouch;
     std::shared_ptr<InputDevice> _inputDevice { std::make_shared<InputDevice>() };