diff --git a/Common/Context.h b/Common/Context.h
index b033ce1ac4c406483fe11c532d304f52a1e4df38..01c1d2a39f22a6ffd7fb7302d13b4767f89b87d1 100644
--- a/Common/Context.h
+++ b/Common/Context.h
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ public :
   char *display;              // forced display host:0.0 under X11 
   int  terminal;              // show we print to the terminal console?
   char *editor;               // text editor command (with included '%s')
-  char home_dir[NAME_STR_L], tmp_dir[NAME_STR_L];
-                              // the home and tmp directories
+  char home_dir[NAME_STR_L];  // the home directory
 
   int position[2];            // position of the menu window on the screen
   int gl_position[2];         // position of the graphic window on the screen