diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/rmcp_client.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/rmcp_client.rs
index 79bdfc149d..c0b80f54a3 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/rmcp_client.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/rmcp_client.rs
@@ -1106,8 +1106,6 @@ async fn wait_for_streamable_http_server(
     let deadline = Instant::now() + timeout;
     let metadata_url = format!("http://{address}/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server/mcp");
     let client = Client::builder().no_proxy().build()?;
-    let mut attempts = 0u32;
-
     loop {
         if let Some(status) = server_child.try_wait()? {
             return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
@@ -1123,8 +1121,6 @@ async fn wait_for_streamable_http_server(
             ));
         }
 
-        attempts += 1;
-
         match tokio::time::timeout(remaining, client.get(&metadata_url).send()).await {
             Ok(Ok(response)) if response.status() == StatusCode::OK => return Ok(()),
             Ok(Ok(response)) => {