diff --git a/tests/fswatcher/fswatchertest.cpp b/tests/fswatcher/fswatchertest.cpp
index 5251d824a9..3a13a0996c 100644
--- a/tests/fswatcher/fswatchertest.cpp
+++ b/tests/fswatcher/fswatchertest.cpp
@@ -434,9 +434,6 @@ public:
     virtual void setUp() wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual void tearDown() wxOVERRIDE;
 
-protected:
-    wxEventLoopBase* m_loop;
-
 private:
     CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE( FileSystemWatcherTestCase );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( TestEventCreate );