diff --git a/src/fnettrace/main.c b/src/fnettrace/main.c
index 331311ee8..dd5fb8c48 100644
--- a/src/fnettrace/main.c
+++ b/src/fnettrace/main.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ HNode *dlist = NULL;
 // speed up malloc/free
 #define HNODE_MAX_MALLOC 16
 static HNode *hnode_unused = NULL;
-static int hnode_malloc_cnt = 0;
 HNode *hmalloc(void) {
 	if (hnode_unused == NULL) {
 		hnode_unused = malloc(sizeof(HNode) * HNODE_MAX_MALLOC);