diff --git a/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Isotropic_remeshing/remesh_impl.h b/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Isotropic_remeshing/remesh_impl.h
index 074f819d754..684cc59a7d4 100644
--- a/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Isotropic_remeshing/remesh_impl.h
+++ b/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Isotropic_remeshing/remesh_impl.h
@@ -1347,7 +1347,6 @@ private:
                 short_edges.insert(typename Bimap::value_type(hf, sqlen));
             }
 
-            std::size_t nb_degen = degenerate_faces.size();
             if (!is_border(hf, mesh_)
               && PMP::is_degenerated(hf, mesh_, vpmap_, GeomTraits()))
               degenerate_faces.insert(hf);