diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_java_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_java_generator.cc
index ebc83505ad1..c68e30fc1fd 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_java_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_java_generator.cc
@@ -5292,7 +5292,6 @@ void t_java_generator::generate_java_struct_tuple_writer(ofstream& out, t_struct
     }
 
     indent(out) << "oprot.writeBitSet(optionals, " << optional_count << ");" << endl;
-    int j = 0;
     for (f_iter = fields.begin(); f_iter != fields.end(); ++f_iter) {
       if ((*f_iter)->get_req() == t_field::T_OPTIONAL
           || (*f_iter)->get_req() == t_field::T_OPT_IN_REQ_OUT) {