diff --git a/svtools/source/table/tablecontrol_impl.cxx b/svtools/source/table/tablecontrol_impl.cxx
index 7a849beff7c6..b4ac861a5916 100644
--- a/svtools/source/table/tablecontrol_impl.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/table/tablecontrol_impl.cxx
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ namespace svt { namespace table
         ,m_nRowHeaderWidthPixel ( 0                             )
         ,m_nColumnCount         ( 0                             )
         ,m_nRowCount            ( 0                             )
-        ,m_bColumnsFit          ( true                          )
         ,m_nCurColumn           ( COL_INVALID                   )
         ,m_nCurRow              ( ROW_INVALID                   )
         ,m_nLeftColumn          ( 0                             )
diff --git a/svtools/source/table/tablecontrol_impl.hxx b/svtools/source/table/tablecontrol_impl.hxx
index c03ae721b2be..9d43ea3e8825 100644
--- a/svtools/source/table/tablecontrol_impl.hxx
+++ b/svtools/source/table/tablecontrol_impl.hxx
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ namespace svt { namespace table
         /// the number of rows in the table control. Cached model value.
         TableSize               m_nRowCount;
 
-        /// denotes whether or not the columns fitted into the available width, last time we checked
-        long                    m_bColumnsFit;
-
         ColPos                  m_nCurColumn;
         RowPos                  m_nCurRow;
         ColPos                  m_nLeftColumn;