diff --git a/upgrade.php b/upgrade.php
index 892e92e46c..0a82edfbf7 100644
--- a/upgrade.php
+++ b/upgrade.php
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ echo "--------------------------------------------------------\n\n";
 
 // Check the .env looks ok
 $env = file('.env');
-$env_error_count = 0;
 $env_good = '';
 $env_bad = '';