diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index f399b1ab58..1015416b2f 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2003-08-01  José Matos  <jamatos@lyx.org>
+
+	* buffer.[Ch]: file_format is no longer a buffer data element.
 
 2003-07-30  André Pönitz  <poenitz@gmx.net>
 
diff --git a/src/buffer.C b/src/buffer.C
index eea4099fed..12f4c75b15 100644
--- a/src/buffer.C
+++ b/src/buffer.C
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ bool Buffer::readFile(LyXLex & lex, string const & filename,
 	//lyxerr << "           dot found at " << dot << endl;
 	if (dot != string::npos)
 			tmp_format.erase(dot, 1);
-	file_format = strToInt(tmp_format);
+	int file_format = strToInt(tmp_format);
 	//lyxerr << "format: " << file_format << endl;
 	if (file_format == LYX_FORMAT) {
 		// current format
diff --git a/src/buffer.h b/src/buffer.h
index 4c28a12014..75f6e0530f 100644
--- a/src/buffer.h
+++ b/src/buffer.h
@@ -317,8 +317,6 @@ private:
 	/// The path to the document file.
 	string filepath_;
 
-	/// Format number of buffer
-	int file_format;
 	///
 	boost::scoped_ptr<Messages> messages_;
 public: