diff --git a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
index 75fedd915f3f63124a1d49bee9a1c4cebdd49130..a716b4fc2edb9b40e20ee6c356d38e9d78612b25 100644
--- a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
+++ b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ def run():
             if clvr_file != last_clvr_file:
                 try:
                     h5f = h5py.File(clvr_file, 'r')
-                    cnt += 1
                 except Exception:
                     h5f.close()
                     print('Problem with file: ', clvr_file)