diff --git a/libavcodec/msmpeg4.c b/libavcodec/msmpeg4.c
index d773c3838b..eca2add828 100644
--- a/libavcodec/msmpeg4.c
+++ b/libavcodec/msmpeg4.c
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ static uint32_t v2_dc_chroma_table[512][2];
 /* vc1 externs */
 extern const uint8_t wmv3_dc_scale_table[32];
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-int frame_count = 0;
-#endif
-
 #include "msmpeg4data.h"
 
 #if CONFIG_ENCODERS //strangely gcc includes this even if it is not referenced