diff --git a/src/engine/Group.c b/src/engine/Group.c
index 15ff3c363b..00f1ed1ccc 100644
--- a/src/engine/Group.c
+++ b/src/engine/Group.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ void
 xaccInitializeAccountGroup (AccountGroup *grp)
   {
   grp->saved       = TRUE;
-  grp->new         = FALSE;
   
   grp->parent      = NULL;
   grp->numAcc      = 0;
diff --git a/src/engine/GroupP.h b/src/engine/GroupP.h
index 8154e5f567..2e7f3fde50 100644
--- a/src/engine/GroupP.h
+++ b/src/engine/GroupP.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 struct _account_group {
   /* The flags: */
   unsigned int saved : 1;
-  unsigned int new   : 1;
+  /* unsigned int new   : 1; */
   
   Account *parent;                 /* back-pointer to parent */