diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
index 81b1301a97..12437525a5 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -788,8 +788,6 @@ void NodeList::removeSilentNodes() {
     
     NodeHash::iterator nodeItem = _nodeHash.begin();
     
-    int index = 0;
-    
     while (nodeItem != _nodeHash.end()) {
         
         SharedNodePointer node = nodeItem.value();