diff --git a/epan/conversation_table.c b/epan/conversation_table.c
index 4552a841c5..0ca2bf2022 100644
--- a/epan/conversation_table.c
+++ b/epan/conversation_table.c
@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ add_conversation_table_data_with_conv_id(
         new_conv_item.tx_frames = 0;
         new_conv_item.rx_bytes = 0;
         new_conv_item.tx_bytes = 0;
-        new_conv_item.modified = TRUE;
 
         if (ts) {
             memcpy(&new_conv_item.start_time, ts, sizeof(new_conv_item.start_time));
@@ -674,7 +673,6 @@ add_conversation_table_data_with_conv_id(
     }
 
     /* update the conversation struct */
-    conv_item->modified = TRUE;
     if ( (!cmp_address(src, addr1)) && (!cmp_address(dst, addr2)) && (src_port==port1) && (dst_port==port2) ) {
         conv_item->tx_frames += num_frames;
         conv_item->tx_bytes += num_bytes;
diff --git a/epan/conversation_table.h b/epan/conversation_table.h
index 826fd9a0a7..c15394ac4c 100644
--- a/epan/conversation_table.h
+++ b/epan/conversation_table.h
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ typedef struct _conversation_item_t {
     nstime_t            start_time;     /**< relative start time for the conversation */
     nstime_t            stop_time;      /**< relative stop time for the conversation */
     nstime_t            start_abs_time; /**< absolute start time for the conversation */
-
-    gboolean            modified;       /**< new to redraw the row (only used in GTK+) */
 } conv_item_t;
 
 /** Hostlist information */