diff --git a/libtransmission/torrent.cc b/libtransmission/torrent.cc
index fc42eec04..30c244e68 100644
--- a/libtransmission/torrent.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/torrent.cc
@@ -602,7 +602,6 @@ static void torrentInitFromInfoDict(tr_torrent* tor)
     tor->file_priorities_.reset(&tor->fpm_);
     tor->files_wanted_.reset(&tor->fpm_);
 
-    tor->dnd_pieces_ = tr_bitfield{ tor->info.pieceCount };
     tor->checked_pieces_ = tr_bitfield{ tor->info.pieceCount };
 }
 
diff --git a/libtransmission/torrent.h b/libtransmission/torrent.h
index 39c7ce30d..593e493ad 100644
--- a/libtransmission/torrent.h
+++ b/libtransmission/torrent.h
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public:
         return checked;
     }
 
-    void initCheckedPieces(tr_bitfield const& checked, time_t const* mtimes /*fileCount*/)
+    void initCheckedPieces(tr_bitfield const& checked, time_t const* mtimes /*fileCount()*/)
     {
         TR_ASSERT(std::size(checked) == info.pieceCount);
         checked_pieces_ = checked;
@@ -391,8 +391,6 @@ public:
 
     tr_info info = {};
 
-    tr_bitfield dnd_pieces_ = tr_bitfield{ 0 };
-
     tr_bitfield checked_pieces_ = tr_bitfield{ 0 };
 
     // TODO(ckerr): make private once some of torrent.cc's `tr_torrentFoo()` methods are member functions