diff --git a/meterwidget.cpp b/meterwidget.cpp
index c22cdaab4..67f0e6501 100644
--- a/meterwidget.cpp
+++ b/meterwidget.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 MeterWidget::MeterWidget(QWidget * parent)
   : QWidget {parent}
-  , m_top_padding {0}
-  , m_bottom_padding {0}
   , m_signal {0}
 {
   for ( int i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
diff --git a/meterwidget.h b/meterwidget.h
index 52fa93352..8a263706a 100644
--- a/meterwidget.h
+++ b/meterwidget.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ protected:
   void paintEvent( QPaintEvent * ) override;
 
 private:
-  int m_top_padding;
-  int m_bottom_padding;
   QQueue<int> signalQueue;
   int m_signal;
   int m_sigPeak;