diff --git a/internal/client/client_test.go b/internal/client/client_test.go
index b4babef70e..3436406ecc 100644
--- a/internal/client/client_test.go
+++ b/internal/client/client_test.go
@@ -931,7 +931,6 @@ func TestRandomRestartStoreAndForwarding(t *testing.T) {
 
 	conn, err := client1.getConnArray(addr1, true)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	count := int64(0)
 	for j := 0; j < concurrency; j++ {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
@@ -946,7 +945,6 @@ func TestRandomRestartStoreAndForwarding(t *testing.T) {
 					forwardedHost = addr2
 				}
 				_, err := sendBatchRequest(context.Background(), addr1, forwardedHost, conn.batchConn, req, time.Millisecond*50, 0)
-				atomic.AddInt64(&count, 1)
 				if err == nil ||
 					err.Error() == "EOF" ||
 					err.Error() == "rpc error: code = Unavailable desc = error reading from server: EOF" ||