diff --git a/lib/gui/app/app.js b/lib/gui/app/app.js
index 5308dbe5..c5e710dd 100644
--- a/lib/gui/app/app.js
+++ b/lib/gui/app/app.js
@@ -409,26 +409,11 @@ app.config(($locationProvider) => {
 
 app.controller('StateController', function ($rootScope, $scope) {
   const unregisterStateChange = $rootScope.$on('$stateChangeSuccess', (event, toState, toParams, fromState) => {
-    this.previousName = fromState.name
     this.currentName = toState.name
   })
 
   $scope.$on('$destroy', unregisterStateChange)
 
-  /**
-   * @summary Get the previous state name
-   * @function
-   * @public
-   *
-   * @returns {String} previous state name
-   *
-   * @example
-   * if (StateController.previousName === 'main') {
-   *   console.log('We left the main screen!');
-   * }
-   */
-  this.previousName = null
-
   /**
    * @summary Get the current state name
    * @function