diff --git a/engines/access/room.cpp b/engines/access/room.cpp
index f7c2eabd0f0..607259ec6f3 100644
--- a/engines/access/room.cpp
+++ b/engines/access/room.cpp
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@ void Room::loadPlayField(int fileNum, int subfile) {
 	screen.loadRawPalette(playData->_stream);
 
 	// Copy off the tile data
-	_tileSize = (int)header[2] << 8;
-	_tile = new byte[_tileSize];
-	playData->_stream->read(_tile, _tileSize);
+	int tileSize = (int)header[2] << 8;
+	_tile = new byte[tileSize];
+	playData->_stream->read(_tile, tileSize);
 
 	// Copy off the playfield data
 	_matrixSize = header[0] * header[1];
diff --git a/engines/access/room.h b/engines/access/room.h
index 44279fa6b12..eec273e3f45 100644
--- a/engines/access/room.h
+++ b/engines/access/room.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ public:
 	int _playFieldWidth;
 	int _playFieldHeight;
 	byte *_tile;
-	int _tileSize;
 	int _selectCommand;
 	bool _conFlag;
 public: