diff --git a/bin/git-count b/bin/git-count
index bab5da5b6..2f2e2d69b 100755
--- a/bin/git-count
+++ b/bin/git-count
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-arg=$1; shift
-if test "$arg" = "--all"; then
+if test "$1" = "--all"; then
   git shortlog -n $@ | grep "):" | sed 's|:||'
   echo
 fi