diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
index ce0b53bb42..0351d9545a 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ void AvatarMixerSlave::broadcastAvatarData(const SharedNodePointer& node) {
         QList<AvatarSharedPointer> avatarList;
         std::unordered_map<AvatarSharedPointer, SharedNodePointer> avatarDataToNodes;
 
-        int listItem = 0;
         std::for_each(_begin, _end, [&](const SharedNodePointer& otherNode) {
             const AvatarMixerClientData* otherNodeData = reinterpret_cast<const AvatarMixerClientData*>(otherNode->getLinkedData());
 
@@ -176,7 +175,6 @@ void AvatarMixerSlave::broadcastAvatarData(const SharedNodePointer& node) {
             // but not have yet sent data that's linked to the node. Check for that case and don't
             // consider those nodes.
             if (otherNodeData) {
-                listItem++;
                 AvatarSharedPointer otherAvatar = otherNodeData->getAvatarSharedPointer();
                 avatarList << otherAvatar;
                 avatarDataToNodes[otherAvatar] = otherNode;