diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/animation/ScaleAnimation.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/animation/ScaleAnimation.java
index 1dcebc23..195ae38a 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/animation/ScaleAnimation.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/animation/ScaleAnimation.java
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ public class ScaleAnimation extends Animation
         _center = new Point(center);
         _startScale = startScale;
         _endScale = endScale;
-        _duration = duration;
 
         // Hack the LinearTimeFunction to use fixed point rationals
         //
@@ -175,10 +174,6 @@ public class ScaleAnimation extends Animation
     /** The center pixel to render the image around. */
     protected Point _center;
 
-    /** The amount of time the animation should last. */
-    //XXX Is this needed?
-    protected long _duration;
-
     /** The amount to scale the image at the start of the animation. */
     protected float _startScale;