diff --git a/include/vm_screen.h b/include/vm_screen.h
index 88b7e31..4a9bcba 100644
--- a/include/vm_screen.h
+++ b/include/vm_screen.h
@@ -8,9 +8,21 @@
 #define VM_SCREEN_DEFHEIGHT 600
 
 typedef struct {
+    /*
+     * These are the x and y coordinate offsets in the logical dimension
+     * established in a vm_screen. An offset of (0, 0) would be in the
+     * top-left; (5, 5) would be 5 pixels down, and 5 pixels to the
+     * right, of that top-left corner.
+     */
     int xoff;
     int yoff;
 
+    /*
+     * These are the width and height of the area we're defining. A
+     * single pixel in the logical area would have a width and height of
+     * (1, 1); use larger numbers to indicate a larger square (if the
+     * two are equal) or rectangle (if unequal).
+     */
     int width;
     int height;
 } vm_area;
@@ -18,7 +30,6 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
     SDL_Window *window;
     SDL_Renderer *render;
-    vm_area area;
 
     int xcoords;
     int ycoords;
diff --git a/src/vm_screen.c b/src/vm_screen.c
index b946323..e8ba829 100644
--- a/src/vm_screen.c
+++ b/src/vm_screen.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ vm_screen_create()
 
     screen->window = NULL;
     screen->render = NULL;
-    vm_area_set(&screen->area, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 
     return screen;
 }
diff --git a/tests/vm_screen.c b/tests/vm_screen.c
index 5a40f7e..fc14d7b 100644
--- a/tests/vm_screen.c
+++ b/tests/vm_screen.c
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ Test(vm_screen, create) {
 
     cr_assert_eq(screen->window, NULL);
     cr_assert_eq(screen->render, NULL);
-    cr_assert_eq(screen->area.xoff, 0);
-    cr_assert_eq(screen->area.yoff, 0);
-    cr_assert_eq(screen->area.width, 0);
-    cr_assert_eq(screen->area.height, 0);
     cr_assert_eq(screen->xcoords, 0);
     cr_assert_eq(screen->ycoords, 0);
 }