diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rdd/PairRDDFunctions.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rdd/PairRDDFunctions.scala
index 0d97506450a7f..79d2e4b0cc83a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rdd/PairRDDFunctions.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rdd/PairRDDFunctions.scala
@@ -1032,10 +1032,8 @@ class PairRDDFunctions[K, V](self: RDD[(K, V)])
       writer.setup(context.getStageId, context.getPartitionId, attemptNumber)
       writer.open()
       try {
-        var count = 0
         while (iter.hasNext) {
           val record = iter.next()
-          count += 1
           writer.write(record._1.asInstanceOf[AnyRef], record._2.asInstanceOf[AnyRef])
         }
       } finally {