diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
index 84c12a1947b22..ce5003986789e 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
@@ -1262,7 +1262,6 @@ int reiserfs_delete_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 	char mode;
-	int iter = 0;
 #endif
 
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
@@ -1274,7 +1273,6 @@ int reiserfs_delete_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		removed = 0;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-		iter++;
 		mode =
 #endif
 		    prepare_for_delete_or_cut(th, inode, path,