diff --git a/backends/common/ChangeLog b/backends/common/ChangeLog
index b65f8e2a..9dacdd00 100644
--- a/backends/common/ChangeLog
+++ b/backends/common/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2000-11-26  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
+
+	* glibtop-backend-private.h: Removed.
+
+	* backend-common.h: New files.
+
+	* backend-common.c (_open_common): Don't overwrite
+	`backend->_priv'.
+
 2000-11-22  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
 
 	* Makefile.am: Link libgtop_backend_common.la against
diff --git a/backends/common/Makefile.am b/backends/common/Makefile.am
index 6b2aa0fe..4c2acae2 100644
--- a/backends/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/backends/common/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ backend_DATA = \
 	libgtop-common.backend
 
 noinst_HEADERS = \
-	glibtop-backend-private.h
+	backend-common.h
 
 backendlib_LTLIBRARIES = \
 	libgtop_backend_common.la
diff --git a/backends/common/backend-common.c b/backends/common/backend-common.c
index 500eccf9..3cea9d28 100644
--- a/backends/common/backend-common.c
+++ b/backends/common/backend-common.c
@@ -23,12 +23,7 @@
    Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
 
-#include <glibtop.h>
-#include <glibtop/global.h>
-#include <glibtop/xmalloc.h>
-
-#include <glibtop/open.h>
-#include <glibtop-backend-private.h>
+#include <backend-common.h>
 
 static int
 _open_common (glibtop_server *, glibtop_backend *, u_int64_t, const char **);
@@ -54,9 +49,6 @@ static int
 _open_common (glibtop_server *server, glibtop_backend *backend,
 	      u_int64_t features, const char **backend_args)
 {
-    backend->_priv = glibtop_calloc_r
-	(server, 1, sizeof (glibtop_backend_private));
-
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/backends/common/glibtop-backend-private.h b/backends/common/backend-common.h
similarity index 87%
rename from backends/common/glibtop-backend-private.h
rename to backends/common/backend-common.h
index 37234393..c47b5cf1 100644
--- a/backends/common/glibtop-backend-private.h
+++ b/backends/common/backend-common.h
@@ -23,16 +23,15 @@
    Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
 
-#ifndef __GLIBTOP_BACKEND_PRIVATE_H__
-#define __GLIBTOP_BACKEND_PRIVATE_H__
+#ifndef __GLIBTOP_BACKEND_COMMON_H__
+#define __GLIBTOP_BACKEND_COMMON_H__
+
+#include <glibtop.h>
+#include <glibtop/global.h>
 
 #include <glibtop/open.h>
+#include <glibtop/xmalloc.h>
 #include <glibtop/glibtop-backend.h>
 #include <glibtop/glibtop-backend-info.h>
 
-struct _glibtop_backend_private
-{
-    u_int64_t flags;
-};
-
 #endif
diff --git a/backends/common/marshal.pl b/backends/common/marshal.pl
index 7fb21067..545a6a09 100644
--- a/backends/common/marshal.pl
+++ b/backends/common/marshal.pl
@@ -24,17 +24,13 @@ print '/* marshal.c */';
 print "/* This is a generated file.  Please modify `marshal.pl' */";
 print '';
 
-print '#include <glibtop.h>';
-print '#include <glibtop/open.h>';
-print '#include <glibtop/xmalloc.h>';
+print '#include <backend-common.h>';
 print '';
 print '#include <glibtop/sysdeps.h>';
 print '#include <glibtop/union.h>';
 print '';
 print '#include <glibtop/call-vector.h>';
 print '';
-print '#include <glibtop-backend-private.h>';
-print '';
 
 $feature_count = 0;