diff --git a/src/register/combocell.h b/src/register/combocell.h
index abd31df600..b73d1e77b4 100644
--- a/src/register/combocell.h
+++ b/src/register/combocell.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 
 typedef struct _ComboCell {
    BasicCell  cell;
-   char **    menuitems;     /* not used in the gnome version */
 } ComboCell;
 
 ComboCell *  xaccMallocComboCell (void);
diff --git a/src/register/gnome/combocell-gnome.c b/src/register/gnome/combocell-gnome.c
index bce74c3248..9839d48c75 100644
--- a/src/register/gnome/combocell-gnome.c
+++ b/src/register/gnome/combocell-gnome.c
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2000 Linas Vepstas <linas@linas.org>
  */
 
-/*
-   TODO: We have no use for the generic ComboCell->menuitems.  These
-   should probably be killed.  Each GUI should probably handle it's
-   own strings.
-*/
-
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <gnome.h>