diff --git a/util/makedefs.c b/util/makedefs.c
index 2969b6645..dc02b93df 100644
--- a/util/makedefs.c
+++ b/util/makedefs.c
@@ -1963,7 +1963,6 @@ do_oracles()
 void
 do_dungeon()
 {
-    int rcnt = 0;
     char *line;
 
     Sprintf(filename, DATA_IN_TEMPLATE, DGN_I_FILE);
@@ -1989,7 +1988,6 @@ do_dungeon()
     while ((line = fgetline(ifp)) != 0) {
         SpinCursor(3);
 
-        rcnt++;
         if (line[0] == '#') {
             free(line);
             continue; /* discard comments */