diff --git a/pd/nw/pd_canvas.js b/pd/nw/pd_canvas.js
index 3071beecfd0976090a152e35cd10f673577d13b5..a3c88350e3107b8519caac8c6bc2a3e04f3cc86e 100644
--- a/pd/nw/pd_canvas.js
+++ b/pd/nw/pd_canvas.js
@@ -649,7 +649,6 @@ var canvas_events = (function() {
                 scalar_draggables[id] = null;
             }
         },
-        clickable_resize_handle: false, // this can be removed...
         save_and_close: function() {
             pdgui.pdsend(name, "menusave", 1);
         },
diff --git a/pd/nw/pdgui.js b/pd/nw/pdgui.js
index fe6e0552d8a627652af7236db4ee15dfce1d9471..8d63d283a8f0f98ad1e03661a92220d956c31400 100644
--- a/pd/nw/pdgui.js
+++ b/pd/nw/pdgui.js
@@ -2372,7 +2372,6 @@ function gui_iemgui_label_show_drag_handle(cid, tag, state, x, y) {
             class: (cid === tag) ? "gop_drag_handle" : "label_drag_handle"
         });
         gobj.appendChild(rect);
-        patchwin[cid].window.canvas_events.clickable_resize_handle = true;
     } else {
         if (gobj) {
             rect = gobj.getElementsByClassName((cid === tag) ?
@@ -2381,8 +2380,6 @@ function gui_iemgui_label_show_drag_handle(cid, tag, state, x, y) {
             // Need to check for null here...
             if (rect) {
                 rect.parentNode.removeChild(rect);
-                patchwin[cid].window.canvas_events.clickable_resize_handle =
-                    false;
             } else {
                 post("couldnt delete the iemgui drag handle!");
             }