diff --git a/verilog/rtl/simple_fifo.v b/verilog/rtl/simple_fifo.v
index aa11bc1..d00519e 100644
--- a/verilog/rtl/simple_fifo.v
+++ b/verilog/rtl/simple_fifo.v
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
   reg  [ASIZE-1:0]    wr_ptr              ;
   reg  [DSIZE-1:0]    memory[2**ASIZE-1:0];
 
-  integer i = 0;
-
   assign wr_ptr_next = wr_ptr + 1'b1;
   assign rd_ptr_next = rd_ptr + 1'b1;