diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
index 5513376c65..3ef518bbc2 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ bool ReceivedPacketProcessor::process() {
 
 void ReceivedPacketProcessor::nodeKilled(SharedNodePointer node) {
     lock();
-    int numRemoved = _nodePacketCounts.remove(node->getUUID());
+    _nodePacketCounts.remove(node->getUUID());
     unlock();
 }