diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
index 59165b45b6..32fc4e26f3 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ bool ReceivedPacketProcessor::process() {
 }
 
 void ReceivedPacketProcessor::nodeKilled(SharedNodePointer node) {
-    int numRemoved = _nodePacketCounts.remove(node->getUUID());
+    _nodePacketCounts.remove(node->getUUID());
 }