diff --git a/lib/libtuxtxt/libtuxtxt.cpp b/lib/libtuxtxt/libtuxtxt.cpp
index 40af36282..2754c24b3 100644
--- a/lib/libtuxtxt/libtuxtxt.cpp
+++ b/lib/libtuxtxt/libtuxtxt.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ int tuxtxt_init()
 	tuxtxt_cache.thread_starting = 0;
 	tuxtxt_cache.vtxtpid = -1;
 	tuxtxt_cache.thread_id = 0;
-	tuxtxt_cache.dmx = -1;
 	/* not sure if this is correct here... */
 	tuxtxt_cache.page = 0x100;
 	return 1;//tuxtxt_init_demuxer();
@@ -82,11 +81,6 @@ void tuxtxt_close()
 	printf ("libtuxtxt: cleaning up\n");
 #endif
 	tuxtxt_stop();
-#if 0
-	if (tuxtxt_cache.dmx != -1)
-		close(tuxtxt_cache.dmx);
-#endif
-	tuxtxt_cache.dmx = -1;
 	tuxtxt_clear_cache();
 	tuxtxt_initialized=0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt_def.h b/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt_def.h
index 255db1f74..6d25a0bec 100644
--- a/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt_def.h
+++ b/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt_def.h
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ typedef struct
 	short flofpages[0x900][FLOFSIZE];
 	unsigned char adip[0x900][13];
 	unsigned char subpagetable[0x900];
-	int dmx;
 	int vtxtpid;
 	int cached_pages, page, subpage, pageupdate,page_receiving, current_page[9], current_subpage[9];
 	int receiving, thread_starting, zap_subpage_manual;