diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
index 54d9d737b..645d0a198 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ MSWindowsWatchdog::MSWindowsWatchdog(bool foreground)
       m_elevateProcess(false),
       m_startFailures(0),
       m_fileLogOutputter(NULL),
-      m_ready(false),
       m_foreground(foreground)
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.h b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.h
index 453d0770c..6e72ee219 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.h
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ private:
   MSWindowsSession m_session;
   int m_startFailures;
   FileLogOutputter *m_fileLogOutputter;
-  bool m_ready;
   bool m_foreground;
   std::string m_activeDesktop;
   std::unique_ptr<deskflow::platform::MSWindowsProcess> m_process;