diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.h b/desktop_version/src/Game.h
index dd06d97b..0e23dd8e 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public:
     //Main Menu Variables
     std::vector<MenuOption> menuoptions;
     int currentmenuoption ;
-    enum Menu::MenuName currentmenuname, previousmenuname;
+    enum Menu::MenuName currentmenuname;
     int current_credits_list_index;
     int menuxoff, menuyoff;
     std::vector<MenuStackFrame> menustack;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
index 7fb52170..73ab482b 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
@@ -1284,7 +1284,6 @@ void titleinput()
         if (key.isDown(27) && game.currentmenuname != Menu::youwannaquit && game.menustart)
         {
             music.playef(11);
-            game.previousmenuname = game.currentmenuname;
             game.createmenu(Menu::youwannaquit);
             map.nexttowercolour();
         }