diff --git a/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt
index 7f1e5ea..c91b858 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ class GemActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
     private var initialised: Boolean = false
 
-    private var requesting: Boolean = false
-
     lateinit var adapter: AbstractGemtextAdapter
 
     private val onLink: (link: URI, longTap: Boolean, adapterPosition: Int) -> Unit = { uri, longTap, _: Int ->