diff --git a/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/RecordingHandler.cs b/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/RecordingHandler.cs
index dc937bc325c..6b4c5101ec6 100644
--- a/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/RecordingHandler.cs
+++ b/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/RecordingHandler.cs
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ public async Task WriteBodyBytes(byte[] bodyData, int playbackResponseTime, Http
                 int sleepLength = playbackResponseTime / batchCount;
 
                 byte[][] chunks = GetBatches(bodyData, batchCount);
-                int byteCountSent = 0;
 
                 for(int i = 0; i < chunks.Length; i++)
                 {