diff --git a/sbin/gpt/remove.c b/sbin/gpt/remove.c
index 9949d0043d1e..d1f388e8a23c 100644
--- a/sbin/gpt/remove.c
+++ b/sbin/gpt/remove.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ rem(int fd)
 	map_t *m;
 	struct gpt_hdr *hdr;
 	struct gpt_ent *ent;
-	unsigned int i, removed;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	gpt = map_find(MAP_TYPE_PRI_GPT_HDR);
 	if (gpt == NULL) {
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ rem(int fd)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	removed = 0;
-
 	/* Remove all matching entries in the map. */
 	for (m = map_first(); m != NULL; m = m->map_next) {
 		if (m->map_type != MAP_TYPE_GPT_PART || m->map_index < 1)
@@ -133,11 +131,7 @@ rem(int fd)
 		gpt_write(fd, tpg);
 
 		printf("%sp%u removed\n", device_name, m->map_index);
-
-		removed++;
 	}
-
-	warnx("%s: %d partition(s) removed", device_name, removed);
 }
 
 int