diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index e229d740bdfe..475962850a1f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -2972,7 +2972,6 @@ int btrfs_run_delayed_refs(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			spin_unlock(&delayed_refs->lock);
 			goto out;
 		}
-		count = (unsigned long)-1;
 
 		while (node) {
 			head = rb_entry(node, struct btrfs_delayed_ref_head,