diff --git a/src/source-erf-dag.c b/src/source-erf-dag.c
index e4202b41e0..61a367e4df 100644
--- a/src/source-erf-dag.c
+++ b/src/source-erf-dag.c
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ ProcessErfDagRecords(ErfDagThreadVars *ewtn, uint8_t *top, uint32_t *pkts_read)
     int rlen;
     char hdr_type = 0;
     int processed = 0;
-    int packet_q_len = 0;
 
     *pkts_read = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/source-ipfw.c b/src/source-ipfw.c
index f3b64bd35f..536c174cd8 100644
--- a/src/source-ipfw.c
+++ b/src/source-ipfw.c
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ TmEcode ReceiveIPFWLoop(ThreadVars *tv, void *data, void *slot)
     struct pollfd IPFWpoll;
     struct timeval IPFWts;
     Packet *p = NULL;
-    uint16_t packet_q_len = 0;
 
     nq = IPFWGetQueue(ptv->ipfw_index);
     if (nq == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/source-napatech.c b/src/source-napatech.c
index 1e4a4068e5..c79c263bae 100644
--- a/src/source-napatech.c
+++ b/src/source-napatech.c
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ TmEcode NapatechStreamLoop(ThreadVars *tv, void *data, void *slot)
 
     int32_t status;
     char errbuf[100];
-    uint16_t packet_q_len = 0;
     uint64_t pkt_ts;
     NtNetBuf_t packet_buffer;
     NapatechThreadVars *ntv = (NapatechThreadVars *)data;
diff --git a/src/source-pfring.c b/src/source-pfring.c
index 4a17a92ca7..24c8bc6ecc 100644
--- a/src/source-pfring.c
+++ b/src/source-pfring.c
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ TmEcode ReceivePfringLoop(ThreadVars *tv, void *data, void *slot)
 {
     SCEnter();
 
-    uint16_t packet_q_len = 0;
     PfringThreadVars *ptv = (PfringThreadVars *)data;
     Packet *p = NULL;
     struct pfring_pkthdr hdr;