diff --git a/geometry.cpp b/geometry.cpp
index 815e7a7c..3e717cbb 100644
--- a/geometry.cpp
+++ b/geometry.cpp
@@ -168,8 +168,7 @@ struct geometry_information {
   /** distance between hexagon vertex and hexagon center */
   ld hexvdist;
   
-  /** distance between heptagon vertex and hexagon center (either hcrossf or something else) */
-  ld hepvdist;
+  ld unused_value_1; /* removed */
 
   /** distance from heptagon center to heptagon vertex (either hexf or hcrossf) */
   ld rhexf;
diff --git a/goldberg.cpp b/goldberg.cpp
index 96b92bb3..b5ce2233 100644
--- a/goldberg.cpp
+++ b/goldberg.cpp
@@ -734,7 +734,6 @@ EX namespace gp {
       ld scale = 1 / hypot_d(2, next);
       if(!GOLDBERG) scale = 1;
       cgi.crossf *= scale;
-      cgi.hepvdist *= scale;
       cgi.hexhexdist *= scale;
       cgi.hexvdist *= scale;
       cgi.rhexf *= scale;
diff --git a/irregular.cpp b/irregular.cpp
index 9eb7a7da..a0516753 100644
--- a/irregular.cpp
+++ b/irregular.cpp
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ EX void compute_geometry() {
   if(IRREGULAR) {
     ld scale = sqrt(isize(cells_of_heptagon) * 1. / isize(cells));
     cgi.crossf *= scale;
-    cgi.hepvdist *= scale;
     cgi.rhexf *= scale;
     cgi.hexhexdist *= scale;
     cgi.hexvdist *= scale;