diff --git a/src/UpdateChecker.cpp b/src/UpdateChecker.cpp
index 2df7f35..81cd745 100644
--- a/src/UpdateChecker.cpp
+++ b/src/UpdateChecker.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ UpdateChecker::UpdateChecker()
 
 void UpdateChecker::trigger_check()
 {
-    m_update_check_finished  = false;
     m_latest_version_written = false;
     std::thread([this] {
         using namespace std::chrono_literals;
diff --git a/src/UpdateChecker.hpp b/src/UpdateChecker.hpp
index 3555ca4..33d95a5 100644
--- a/src/UpdateChecker.hpp
+++ b/src/UpdateChecker.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ struct UpdateChecker
     CheckResult get_latest_version() const;
 
 private:
-    [[maybe_unused]] bool m_update_check_finished = false;
     CheckResult           m_latest_version_result = {};
     std::atomic_bool      m_latest_version_written;
 };