diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/stats_window.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/stats_window.cpp
index 3bd74ba8f..e90b0539f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/stats_window.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/stats_window.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ const int StatsWindow::sLineHeight = 18;
 
 StatsWindow::StatsWindow (MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
   : WindowPinnableBase("openmw_stats_window.layout", parWindowManager)
-  , mSkillAreaWidget(NULL)
   , mSkillView(NULL)
   , mClientHeight(0)
   , mMajorSkills()
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ StatsWindow::StatsWindow (MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
         setText (names[i][0], store.gameSettings.find (names[i][1])->str);
     }
 
-    getWidget(mSkillAreaWidget, "Skills");
     getWidget(mSkillView, "SkillView");
     getWidget(mLeftPane, "LeftPane");
     getWidget(mRightPane, "RightPane");
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/stats_window.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/stats_window.hpp
index fea89ba2d..73c4706dd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/stats_window.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/stats_window.hpp
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ namespace MWGui
             MyGUI::Widget* mLeftPane;
             MyGUI::Widget* mRightPane;
 
-            MyGUI::WidgetPtr mSkillAreaWidget;
             MyGUI::ScrollView* mSkillView;
             int mLastPos, mClientHeight;