diff --git a/tasks/task_image.c b/tasks/task_image.c
index 3a5277cafd..baf13b2b26 100644
--- a/tasks/task_image.c
+++ b/tasks/task_image.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static int rarch_main_data_image_iterate_transfer(nbio_handle_t *nbio)
          goto error;
    }
 
-   nbio->image.frame_count++;
    return 0;
 
 error:
@@ -200,7 +199,6 @@ static void rarch_task_image_load_free_internal(nbio_handle_t *nbio)
 
    image->handle                 = NULL;
    image->cb                     = NULL;
-   image->frame_count            = 0;
 }
 
 static int cb_nbio_generic(nbio_handle_t *nbio, size_t *len)
diff --git a/tasks/tasks_internal.h b/tasks/tasks_internal.h
index c393fb1609..58ff581b86 100644
--- a/tasks/tasks_internal.h
+++ b/tasks/tasks_internal.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ typedef struct nbio_image_handle
    size_t size;
    unsigned processing_pos_increment;
    unsigned pos_increment;
-   uint64_t frame_count;
    int processing_final_state;
    unsigned status;
 } nbio_image_handle_t;