diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/util.go b/cwidgets/compact/util.go
index ec9b149..9722c54 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/util.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/util.go
@@ -10,18 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 const colSpacing = 1
 
-// per-column width. 0 == auto width
-var colWidths = []int{
-	5, // status
-	0, // name
-	0, // cid
-	0, // cpu
-	0, // memory
-	0, // net
-	0, // io
-	4, // pids
-}
-
 func centerParText(p *ui.Par) {
 	var text string
 	var padding string