diff --git a/source/common/menu/menu.h b/source/common/menu/menu.h
index 3349c600d..51458572c 100644
--- a/source/common/menu/menu.h
+++ b/source/common/menu/menu.h
@@ -717,7 +717,6 @@ class DTextEnterMenu : public DMenu
 
 	FString mEnterString;
 	int mEnterSize;
-	int mEnterPos;
 	bool mInputGridOkay;
 	int InputGridX;
 	int InputGridY;
diff --git a/source/common/menu/menuinput.cpp b/source/common/menu/menuinput.cpp
index a0297eb85..8f7d07b7c 100644
--- a/source/common/menu/menuinput.cpp
+++ b/source/common/menu/menuinput.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ DTextEnterMenu::DTextEnterMenu(DMenu *parent, FFont *dpf, FString textbuffer, in
 : DMenu(parent)
 {
 	mEnterString = textbuffer;
-	mEnterPos = maxlen;
+	mEnterSize = maxlen;
 	mInputGridOkay = (showgrid && (m_showinputgrid == 0)) || (m_showinputgrid >= 1);
 	if (mEnterString.Len() > 0)
 	{
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ bool DTextEnterMenu::Responder(event_t *ev)
 		char ch = (char)ev->data1;
 		if ((ev->subtype == EV_GUI_KeyDown || ev->subtype == EV_GUI_KeyRepeat) && ch == '\b')
 		{
-			if (mEnterPos > 0)
+			if (mEnterString.Len() > 0)
 			{
 				mEnterString.DeleteLastCharacter();
 			}