diff --git a/Modules/IOExt/Internal/mitkParRecFileReader.h b/Modules/IOExt/Internal/mitkParRecFileReader.h
index 0cfc3292f3..c4654ebe49 100644
--- a/Modules/IOExt/Internal/mitkParRecFileReader.h
+++ b/Modules/IOExt/Internal/mitkParRecFileReader.h
@@ -1,73 +1,71 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #ifndef PARRECFILEREADER_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_C1F48A22
 #define PARRECFILEREADER_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_C1F48A22
 
 #include "mitkCommon.h"
 #include "mitkFileReader.h"
 #include "mitkImageSource.h"
 
 namespace mitk
 {
   //##Documentation
   //## @brief Reader to read files in Philips PAR/REC file format
   class ParRecFileReader : public ImageSource, public FileReader
   {
   public:
     mitkClassMacro(ParRecFileReader, FileReader);
 
     /** Method for creation through the object factory. */
     itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self) itkCloneMacro(Self)
 
       itkSetStringMacro(FileName);
     itkGetStringMacro(FileName);
 
     itkSetStringMacro(FilePrefix);
     itkGetStringMacro(FilePrefix);
 
     itkSetStringMacro(FilePattern);
     itkGetStringMacro(FilePattern);
 
     static bool CanReadFile(const std::string filename, const std::string filePrefix, const std::string filePattern);
 
   protected:
     void GenerateData() override;
 
     void GenerateOutputInformation() override;
 
     ParRecFileReader();
 
     ~ParRecFileReader() override;
 
     //##Description
     //## @brief Time when Header was last read
     itk::TimeStamp m_ReadHeaderTime;
 
-    int m_StartFileIndex;
-
   protected:
     std::string m_FileName;
     std::string m_RecFileName;
 
     std::string m_FilePrefix;
 
     std::string m_FilePattern;
   };
 
 } // namespace mitk
 
 #endif /* PARRECFILEREADER_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_C1F48A22 */