diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstqueue2.c b/plugins/elements/gstqueue2.c
index 5908f522f0..3f3c2187ef 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstqueue2.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstqueue2.c
@@ -561,7 +561,6 @@ add_range (GstQueue2 * queue, guint64 offset)
     range->writing_pos = offset;
     range->rb_writing_pos = range->rb_offset;
     range->reading_pos = offset;
-    range->rb_reading_pos = range->rb_offset;
     range->max_reading_pos = offset;
 
     /* insert sorted */
@@ -1525,12 +1524,11 @@ gst_queue2_write_buffer_to_ring_buffer (GstQueue2 * queue, GstBuffer * buffer)
   guint buf_size, rem_size;
   const guint rb_size = queue->ring_buffer_max_size;
   guint8 *data;
-  guint64 writing_pos, reading_pos, new_writing_pos;
+  guint64 writing_pos, new_writing_pos;
   gint64 space, rb_space;
   GstQueue2Range *range, *prev;
 
   writing_pos = queue->current->rb_writing_pos;
-  reading_pos = queue->current->rb_reading_pos;
 
   rem = buffer;
 
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstqueue2.h b/plugins/elements/gstqueue2.h
index 21c9c8a09b..2b036c5635 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstqueue2.h
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstqueue2.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ struct _GstQueue2Range
   guint64 writing_pos;     /* writing position in source */
   guint64 rb_writing_pos;  /* writing position in ring buffer */
   guint64 reading_pos;     /* reading position in source */
-  guint64 rb_reading_pos;  /* reading position in ring buffer */
   guint64 max_reading_pos; /* latest requested offset in source */
 };