diff --git a/lib/filelib.php b/lib/filelib.php
index 61df6a1fb1e..0742d8e26c9 100644
--- a/lib/filelib.php
+++ b/lib/filelib.php
@@ -3005,7 +3005,6 @@ class curl {
      */
     private function formatHeader($ch, $header)
     {
-        $this->count++;
         if (strlen($header) > 2) {
             list($key, $value) = explode(" ", rtrim($header, "\r\n"), 2);
             $key = rtrim($key, ':');