diff --git a/src/counters.c b/src/counters.c
index 0a778ce4cc..2d77f4565d 100644
--- a/src/counters.c
+++ b/src/counters.c
@@ -1216,8 +1216,6 @@ int SCPerfUpdateCounterArray(SCPerfCounterArray *pca, SCPerfContext *pctx)
 
             SCPerfCopyCounterValue(&pcae[i]);
 
-            pc->updated++;
-
             pc = pc->next;
             break;
         }
diff --git a/src/counters.h b/src/counters.h
index a918ae4390..a7f9c82ce8 100644
--- a/src/counters.h
+++ b/src/counters.h
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ typedef struct SCPerfCounter_ {
 
     uint64_t value;
 
-    /* no of times the local counter has been synced with this counter */
-    uint64_t updated;
-
     /* name of the counter */
     char *cname;
     /* name of the thread module this counter is registered to */