diff --git a/src/memory/byte_patch.cpp b/src/memory/byte_patch.cpp
index 158281c4..7e3ac5a8 100644
--- a/src/memory/byte_patch.cpp
+++ b/src/memory/byte_patch.cpp
@@ -9,20 +9,24 @@ namespace memory
 
 	void byte_patch::apply() const
 	{
-		DWORD temp;
+		DWORD old_protect;
+		VirtualProtect(m_address, m_size, PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE, (PDWORD)&old_protect);
 
-		VirtualProtect(m_address, m_size, PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE, (PDWORD)&m_old_protect);
 		memcpy(m_address, m_value.get(), m_size);
-		VirtualProtect(m_address, m_size, m_old_protect, &temp);
+
+		DWORD unused;
+		VirtualProtect(m_address, m_size, old_protect, &unused);
 	}
 
 	void byte_patch::restore() const
 	{
-		DWORD temp;
+		DWORD old_protect;
+		VirtualProtect(m_address, m_size, PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE, (PDWORD)&old_protect);
 
-		VirtualProtect(m_address, m_size, PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE, (PDWORD)&temp);
 		memcpy(m_address, m_original_bytes.get(), m_size);
-		VirtualProtect(m_address, m_size, m_old_protect, &temp);
+
+		DWORD unused;
+		VirtualProtect(m_address, m_size, old_protect, &unused);
 	}
 
 	void byte_patch::remove() const
diff --git a/src/memory/byte_patch.hpp b/src/memory/byte_patch.hpp
index 8565d0f3..861abc4f 100644
--- a/src/memory/byte_patch.hpp
+++ b/src/memory/byte_patch.hpp
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ namespace memory
 		std::unique_ptr<byte[]> m_value;
 		std::unique_ptr<byte[]> m_original_bytes;
 		std::size_t m_size;
-		DWORD m_old_protect;
 
 		friend bool operator==(const std::unique_ptr<byte_patch>& a, const byte_patch* b);
 	};