diff --git a/tagmanager/ctags/read.c b/tagmanager/ctags/read.c
index 422e8dad..150d2cfa 100644
--- a/tagmanager/ctags/read.c
+++ b/tagmanager/ctags/read.c
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ extern boolean fileOpen (const char *const fileName, const langType language)
 	mio_getpos (File.mio, &StartOfLine);
 	mio_getpos (File.mio, &File.filePosition);
 	File.currentLine  = NULL;
-	File.language     = language;
 	File.lineNumber   = 0L;
 	File.eof          = FALSE;
 	File.newLine      = TRUE;
@@ -324,7 +323,6 @@ extern boolean bufferOpen (unsigned char *buffer, int buffer_size,
     mio_getpos (File.mio, &StartOfLine);
     mio_getpos (File.mio, &File.filePosition);
     File.currentLine  = NULL;
-    File.language     = language;
     File.lineNumber   = 0L;
     File.eof          = FALSE;
     File.newLine      = TRUE;
diff --git a/tagmanager/ctags/read.h b/tagmanager/ctags/read.h
index 05427120..3030d320 100644
--- a/tagmanager/ctags/read.h
+++ b/tagmanager/ctags/read.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ typedef struct sInputFile {
     int		ungetch;	/* a single character that was ungotten */
     boolean	eof;		/* have we reached the end of file? */
     boolean	newLine;	/* will the next character begin a new line? */
-    langType	language;	/* language of input file */
 
     /*  Contains data pertaining to the original source file in which the tag
      *  was defined. This may be different from the input file when #line