diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 5678a9c..ee7831e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -175,19 +175,19 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
       ncplane_putchar_yx(notcurses_stdplane(nc), midr + 0, midc, '|');
       ncplane_putchar_yx(notcurses_stdplane(nc), midr + 1, midc, '|');
 
-      struct bignumber_t *bn_houru = bignumber(00, 0, houru);
+      struct bignumber_t *bn_houru = bignumber(00, houru);
       drawbignumber(bn_houru, sec, midc - 20, midr - 2, notcurses_stdplane(nc));
       free(bn_houru);
 
-      struct bignumber_t *bn_hourl = bignumber(15, 1, hourl);
+      struct bignumber_t *bn_hourl = bignumber(15, hourl);
       drawbignumber(bn_hourl, sec, midc - 10, midr - 2, notcurses_stdplane(nc));
       free(bn_hourl);
 
-      struct bignumber_t *bn_minu  = bignumber(30, 2, minu);
+      struct bignumber_t *bn_minu  = bignumber(30, minu);
       drawbignumber(bn_minu,  sec, midc + 3,  midr - 2, notcurses_stdplane(nc));
       free(bn_minu);
 
-      struct bignumber_t *bn_minl  = bignumber(45, 3, minl);
+      struct bignumber_t *bn_minl  = bignumber(45, minl);
       drawbignumber(bn_minl,  sec, midc + 13, midr - 2, notcurses_stdplane(nc));
       free(bn_minl);
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-struct bignumber_t *bignumber(int start, uint index, uint mimick) {
+struct bignumber_t *bignumber(int start, uint mimick) {
     struct bignumber_t *bn = (struct bignumber_t *)malloc(sizeof(struct bignumber_t) + 1);
 
     uint i = start;
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ struct bignumber_t *bignumber(int start, uint index, uint mimick) {
         for (int y = 0; y < 5; y++)
             bn->matrix[y][x] = i, i++;
     
-    bn->index = index;
     bn->mimick = mimick;
 
     return bn;
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 21961ca..958a0ca 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ struct string {
 struct bignumber_t {
     uint matrix[5][3];
     uint mimick;
-    uint index;
 };
 
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ void free_string(struct string *s);
 struct string *pad_int(int n, uint pad, uint maxsize);
 
 // this creates a bignumber_t
-struct bignumber_t *bignumber(int start, uint index, uint mimick);
+struct bignumber_t *bignumber(int start, uint mimick);
 
 // this draws a big number
 void drawbignumber(struct bignumber_t *, int sec, int startx, int starty, struct ncplane *place);