diff --git a/src/terminal/parseraction.cc b/src/terminal/parseraction.cc
index 29c260b..022a981 100644
--- a/src/terminal/parseraction.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/parseraction.cc
@@ -110,12 +110,10 @@ void UserByte::act_on_terminal( Terminal::Emulator *emu ) const
 void Resize::act_on_terminal( Terminal::Emulator *emu ) const
 {
   emu->resize( width, height );
-  handled = true;
 }
 
 bool Action::operator==( const Action &other ) const
 {
   return ( char_present == other.char_present )
-    && ( ch == other.ch )
-    && ( handled == other.handled );
+    && ( ch == other.ch );
 }
diff --git a/src/terminal/parseraction.h b/src/terminal/parseraction.h
index 3032d63..78798c4 100644
--- a/src/terminal/parseraction.h
+++ b/src/terminal/parseraction.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ namespace Parser {
   public:
     wchar_t ch;
     bool char_present;
-    mutable bool handled;
 
     std::string str( void );
 
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Parser {
 
     virtual bool ignore() const { return false; }
 
-    Action() : ch( -1 ), char_present( false ), handled( false ) {};
+    Action() : ch( -1 ), char_present( false ) {};
     virtual ~Action() {};
 
     virtual bool operator==( const Action &other ) const;
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminal.cc b/src/terminal/terminal.cc
index 443d9c6..971b578 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminal.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/terminal.cc
@@ -118,13 +118,11 @@ void Emulator::print( const Parser::Print *act )
 
     fb.ds.move_col( chwidth, true, true );
 
-    act->handled = true;
     break;
   case 0: /* combining character */
     {
       Cell *combining_cell = fb.get_combining_cell(); /* can be null if we were resized */
       if ( combining_cell == NULL ) { /* character is now offscreen */
-	act->handled = true;
 	break;
       }
 
@@ -141,7 +139,6 @@ void Emulator::print( const Parser::Print *act )
       if ( !combining_cell->full() ) {
 	combining_cell->append( ch );
       }
-      act->handled = true;
     }
     break;
   case -1: /* unprintable character */
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminaldispatcher.cc b/src/terminal/terminaldispatcher.cc
index f762aec..2c901a6 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminaldispatcher.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/terminaldispatcher.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ void Dispatcher::newparamchar( const Parser::Param *act )
   if ( params.length() < 100 ) {
     /* enough for 16 five-char params plus 15 semicolons */
     params.push_back( act->ch );
-    act->handled = true;
   }
   parsed = false;
 }
@@ -65,16 +64,14 @@ void Dispatcher::collect( const Parser::Collect *act )
   if ( ( dispatch_chars.length() < 8 ) /* never should need more than 2 */
        && ( act->ch <= 255 ) ) {  /* ignore non-8-bit */    
     dispatch_chars.push_back( act->ch );
-    act->handled = true;
   }
 }
 
-void Dispatcher::clear( const Parser::Clear *act )
+void Dispatcher::clear( const Parser::Clear *act __attribute((unused)) )
 {
   params.clear();
   dispatch_chars.clear();
   parsed = false;
-  act->handled = true;
 }
 
 void Dispatcher::parse_params( void )
@@ -228,7 +225,6 @@ void Dispatcher::dispatch( Function_Type type, const Parser::Action *act, Frameb
     fb->ds.next_print_will_wrap = false;
     return;
   } else {
-    act->handled = true;
     if ( i->second.clears_wrap_state ) {
       fb->ds.next_print_will_wrap = false;
     }
@@ -241,14 +237,12 @@ void Dispatcher::OSC_put( const Parser::OSC_Put *act )
   assert( act->char_present );
   if ( OSC_string.size() < 256 ) { /* should be a long enough window title */
     OSC_string.push_back( act->ch );
-    act->handled = true;
   }
 }
 
-void Dispatcher::OSC_start( const Parser::OSC_Start *act )
+void Dispatcher::OSC_start( const Parser::OSC_Start *act __attribute((unused)) )
 {
   OSC_string.clear();
-  act->handled = true;
 }
 
 bool Dispatcher::operator==( const Dispatcher &x ) const
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminalfunctions.cc b/src/terminal/terminalfunctions.cc
index 11cb2bc..22bf4f0 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminalfunctions.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/terminalfunctions.cc
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static void CSI_DECSTR( Framebuffer *fb, Dispatcher *dispatch __attribute((unuse
 static Function func_CSI_DECSTR( CSI, "!p", CSI_DECSTR );
 
 /* xterm uses an Operating System Command to set the window title */
-void Dispatcher::OSC_dispatch( const Parser::OSC_End *act, Framebuffer *fb )
+void Dispatcher::OSC_dispatch( const Parser::OSC_End *act __attribute((unused)), Framebuffer *fb )
 {
   if ( OSC_string.size() >= 1 ) {
     long cmd_num = -1;
@@ -581,8 +581,6 @@ void Dispatcher::OSC_dispatch( const Parser::OSC_End *act, Framebuffer *fb )
       Terminal::Framebuffer::title_type newtitle( OSC_string.begin() + offset, OSC_string.end() );
       if ( set_icon )  { fb->set_icon_name( newtitle ); }
       if ( set_title ) { fb->set_window_title( newtitle ); }
-
-      act->handled = true;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminaluserinput.cc b/src/terminal/terminaluserinput.cc
index 6aca086..5973549 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminaluserinput.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/terminaluserinput.cc
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ using namespace std;
 string UserInput::input( const Parser::UserByte *act,
 			 bool application_mode_cursor_keys )
 {
-  act->handled = true;
-
   /* The user will always be in application mode. If stm is not in
      application mode, convert user's cursor control function to an
      ANSI cursor control sequence */