diff --git a/arangod/Cluster/ServerState.cpp b/arangod/Cluster/ServerState.cpp
index 956ac69f5b..79668e0e85 100644
--- a/arangod/Cluster/ServerState.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Cluster/ServerState.cpp
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ std::string ServerState::createIdForRole(
       sleep(1);
     }
 
-    size_t idCounter = 1;
     VPackSlice entry;
     do {