diff --git a/src/cpu/VirtualFluidsCore/CoProcessors/CalculateTorqueCoProcessor.cpp b/src/cpu/VirtualFluidsCore/CoProcessors/CalculateTorqueCoProcessor.cpp
index eeb0575e505c52bc56ea254b0231d78600fe1e60..b2c7466f7cd6e7d5dd0aeb0baa152bfb6ced93ae 100644
--- a/src/cpu/VirtualFluidsCore/CoProcessors/CalculateTorqueCoProcessor.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/VirtualFluidsCore/CoProcessors/CalculateTorqueCoProcessor.cpp
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ void CalculateTorqueCoProcessor::calculateForces()
    torqueX2global = 0.0;
    torqueX3global = 0.0;
 
-   int counter = 0;
-
    for(SPtr<D3Q27Interactor> interactor : interactors)
    {
       double x1Centre = interactor->getGbObject3D()->getX1Centroid();