diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
index ba17847773..f3b623bac2 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ void attachNewBufferToNode(Node *newNode) {
 AudioMixer::AudioMixer(const QByteArray& packet) :
     ThreadedAssignment(packet),
     _trailingSleepRatio(1.0f),
-    _minAudibilityThreshold(LOUDNESS_TO_DISTANCE_RATIO / 2.0f),
-    _numClientsMixedInFrame(0)
+    _minAudibilityThreshold(LOUDNESS_TO_DISTANCE_RATIO / 2.0f)
 {
     
 }
@@ -95,8 +94,6 @@ void AudioMixer::addBufferToMixForListeningNodeWithBuffer(PositionalAudioRingBuf
             return;
         }
         
-        ++_numClientsMixedInFrame;
-        
         glm::quat inverseOrientation = glm::inverse(listeningNodeBuffer->getOrientation());
         
         float distanceSquareToSource = glm::dot(relativePosition, relativePosition);
@@ -448,8 +445,6 @@ void AudioMixer::run() {
                 nodeList->writeDatagram(clientMixBuffer, NETWORK_BUFFER_LENGTH_BYTES_STEREO + numBytesPacketHeader, node);
             }
         }
-        
-        _numClientsMixedInFrame = 0;
 
         // push forward the next output pointers for any audio buffers we used
         foreach (const SharedNodePointer& node, nodeList->getNodeHash()) {
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.h b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.h
index d8f1a8eb85..9d731a5c9c 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ private:
     
     float _trailingSleepRatio;
     float _minAudibilityThreshold;
-    int _numClientsMixedInFrame;
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__hifi__AudioMixer__) */