diff --git a/panels/project.cpp b/panels/project.cpp
index e363f3d3c..d82a5c19a 100644
--- a/panels/project.cpp
+++ b/panels/project.cpp
@@ -756,7 +756,6 @@ bool Project::load_worker(QFile& f, QXmlStreamReader& stream, int type) {
 
                                     // backwards compatibility code
 									c->autoscale = false;
-									c->speed = 1.0;
 
                                     c->media = NULL;
                                     for (int j=0;j<stream.attributes().size();j++) {
diff --git a/project/clip.cpp b/project/clip.cpp
index b4e332238..da1ef56aa 100644
--- a/project/clip.cpp
+++ b/project/clip.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Clip::Clip(Sequence* s) :
     timeline_out(0),
     track(0),
     undeletable(0),
+    speed(1.0),
     media(NULL),
     opening_transition(NULL),
     closing_transition(NULL),
diff --git a/ui/timelinewidget.cpp b/ui/timelinewidget.cpp
index c70ae4517..06d714822 100644
--- a/ui/timelinewidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/timelinewidget.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ void TimelineWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent* event) {
             c->timeline_out = g.out;
             c->clip_in = g.clip_in;
 			c->track = g.track;
-			c->speed = 1.0;
             if (c->media_type == MEDIA_TYPE_FOOTAGE) {
                 Media* m = static_cast<Media*>(c->media);
                 if (m->video_tracks.size() == 0) {
@@ -618,8 +617,6 @@ void TimelineWidget::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event) {
 						c->color_b = 64;
 						c->track = g.track;
 
-						c->speed = 1.0;
-
 						QVector<Clip*> add;
 						add.append(c);
                         ca->append(new AddClipCommand(sequence, add));