diff --git a/src/model/ais/v6_iterative_deepening.cpp b/src/model/ais/v6_iterative_deepening.cpp
index 4dbb9fc..bab9655 100644
--- a/src/model/ais/v6_iterative_deepening.cpp
+++ b/src/model/ais/v6_iterative_deepening.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 #include <map>
 
-static int position_counter = 0;
-
 Move ai::v6_iterative_deepening::_search(const Board& b) {
     ThreadPool pool(std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
     std::vector<Move> moves = b.all_legal_moves();