diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index 9ce4ec296b74d..4d11d60f493c1 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -3031,7 +3031,6 @@ static int do_journal_begin_r(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	unsigned int old_trans_id;
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle myth;
-	int sched_count = 0;
 	int retval;
 	int depth;
 
@@ -3088,7 +3087,6 @@ static int do_journal_begin_r(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		    ((journal->j_len + nblocks + 2) * 100) <
 		    (journal->j_len_alloc * 75)) {
 			if (atomic_read(&journal->j_wcount) > 10) {
-				sched_count++;
 				queue_log_writer(sb);
 				goto relock;
 			}