diff --git a/include/fxlibc/scanf.h b/include/fxlibc/scanf.h
index 6ae9bb1..38c0fee 100644
--- a/include/fxlibc/scanf.h
+++ b/include/fxlibc/scanf.h
@@ -23,16 +23,14 @@ extern "C" {
 struct __scanf_input {
 	char const * __restrict__ str;
 	FILE *fp;
+
 	// max char to read from the input stream as per user length modifier
 	int readmaxlength;
 	int currentlength;
 
-	int skip;
 	// total number of char read so far in the current call of a XYscanf() function (to return a %n when required)
 	int readsofar;
 
-	bool purgewhitespace;
-
 	int buffer;
 };