diff --git a/src/common/slurmdb_pack.c b/src/common/slurmdb_pack.c
index 059751a8442fc7b2fd609976d7a956642582c1f8..d8d776316c958807a5a9a6bfb1b23ca6f3462b89 100644
--- a/src/common/slurmdb_pack.c
+++ b/src/common/slurmdb_pack.c
@@ -3769,7 +3769,6 @@ extern void slurmdb_pack_assoc_cond(void *in, uint16_t rpc_version,
 			}
 			list_iterator_destroy(itr);
 		}
-		count = NO_VAL;
 
 		pack32(NO_VAL, buffer);