diff --git a/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/ShutdownTest.java b/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/ShutdownTest.java
index 1eebfeae..dab9a50b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/ShutdownTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/ShutdownTest.java
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ public class ShutdownTest
     @Test
     public void testShutdown4() throws SQLException
     {
-    	int threadCountStart = threadCount();
-    	
         StubConnection.slowCreate = true;
         
         HikariConfig config = new HikariConfig();