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 929ded58a3bd50081a9e48388ce558e279a6158a..ac96de86dd6d4a885f8bdddbce929aa466b3e2af 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.stageId, context.partitionId, 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 {