diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_bsp.c b/src/hardware/hw_bsp.c
index 17eb8761..a32609fc 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_bsp.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_bsp.c
@@ -564,8 +564,6 @@ static inline void HWR_SubsecPoly(INT32 num, poly_t *poly)
 	subsector_t *sub;
 	seg_t *lseg;
 
-	sscount++;
-
 	sub = &subsectors[num];
 	count = sub->numlines;
 	lseg = &segs[sub->firstline];
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index 871a6a49..ecb70a0f 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -3264,7 +3264,6 @@ static void HWR_Subsector(size_t num)
 
 	if (num < numsubsectors)
 	{
-		sscount++;
 		// subsector
 		sub = &subsectors[num];
 		// sector
diff --git a/src/r_main.c b/src/r_main.c
index f2a0c889..6c92983f 100644
--- a/src/r_main.c
+++ b/src/r_main.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ fixed_t projectiony; // aspect ratio
 // just for profiling purposes
 size_t framecount;
 
-size_t sscount;
 size_t loopcount;
 
 fixed_t viewx, viewy, viewz;
@@ -964,8 +963,6 @@ void R_SkyboxFrame(player_t *player)
 	viewsin = FINESINE(viewangle>>ANGLETOFINESHIFT);
 	viewcos = FINECOSINE(viewangle>>ANGLETOFINESHIFT);
 
-	sscount = 0;
-
 	// recalc necessary stuff for mouseaiming
 	// slopes are already calculated for the full possible view (which is 4*viewheight).
 
@@ -1089,8 +1086,6 @@ void R_SetupFrame(player_t *player, boolean skybox)
 	viewsin = FINESINE(viewangle>>ANGLETOFINESHIFT);
 	viewcos = FINECOSINE(viewangle>>ANGLETOFINESHIFT);
 
-	sscount = 0;
-
 	// recalc necessary stuff for mouseaiming
 	// slopes are already calculated for the full possible view (which is 4*viewheight).
 
diff --git a/src/r_state.h b/src/r_state.h
index 49d0457b..ac3e1fa4 100644
--- a/src/r_state.h
+++ b/src/r_state.h
@@ -108,7 +108,4 @@ extern angle_t rw_normalangle;
 // angle to line origin
 extern angle_t rw_angle1;
 
-// Segs count?
-extern size_t sscount;
-
 #endif