diff --git a/lib/vhost/virtio_net.c b/lib/vhost/virtio_net.c
index 64460e3e8c..e4cc9fdf49 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/virtio_net.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/virtio_net.c
@@ -1672,7 +1672,6 @@ virtio_dev_rx_async_submit_packed(struct virtio_net *dev,
 	struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint32_t count)
 {
 	uint32_t pkt_idx = 0;
-	uint32_t remained = count;
 	int32_t n_xfer;
 	uint16_t num_buffers;
 	uint16_t num_descs;
@@ -1698,7 +1697,6 @@ virtio_dev_rx_async_submit_packed(struct virtio_net *dev,
 		pkts_info[slot_idx].mbuf = pkts[pkt_idx];
 
 		pkt_idx++;
-		remained--;
 		vq_inc_last_avail_packed(vq, num_descs);
 	} while (pkt_idx < count);