diff --git a/src/GUI/CanvasWidget.cxx b/src/GUI/CanvasWidget.cxx
index 72b7ec177..b2aeb59c4 100644
--- a/src/GUI/CanvasWidget.cxx
+++ b/src/GUI/CanvasWidget.cxx
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ CanvasWidget::CanvasWidget( int x, int y,
   cprops->setBoolValue("render-always", true);
   cprops->setStringValue( "name",
                            props->getStringValue("name", "gui-anonymous") );
-  SGPropertyNode* input = cprops->getChild("input", 0, true);
-  _mouse_x = input->getChild("mouse-x", 0, true);
-  _mouse_y = input->getChild("mouse-y", 0, true);
-  _mouse_down = input->getChild("mouse-down", 0, true);
-  _mouse_drag = input->getChild("mouse-drag", 0, true);
 
   SGPropertyNode *nasal = props->getNode("nasal");
   if( !nasal )
@@ -177,14 +172,6 @@ void CanvasWidget::doHit(int button, int updown, int x, int y)
   }
 
   _canvas->handleMouseEvent(event);
-
-  _mouse_x->setIntValue(x - abox.min[0]);
-  _mouse_y->setIntValue(abox.max[1] - y);
-
-  if( updown == PU_DRAG )
-    _mouse_drag->setIntValue(button);
-  else if( updown == PU_DOWN )
-    _mouse_down->setIntValue(button);
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/GUI/CanvasWidget.hxx b/src/GUI/CanvasWidget.hxx
index a2e6c84b1..a91193814 100644
--- a/src/GUI/CanvasWidget.hxx
+++ b/src/GUI/CanvasWidget.hxx
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ class CanvasWidget:
                              // location or make it static...
 
     simgear::canvas::CanvasPtr _canvas;
-    SGPropertyNode     *_mouse_x,
-                       *_mouse_y,
-                       *_mouse_down,
-                       *_mouse_drag;
 
     float _last_x,
           _last_y;