diff --git a/src/smt/theory_seq.cpp b/src/smt/theory_seq.cpp
index 16c318bea..f9fbd8f58 100644
--- a/src/smt/theory_seq.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/theory_seq.cpp
@@ -5264,9 +5264,6 @@ literal theory_seq::mk_eq_empty(expr* _e, bool phase) {
 }
 
 void theory_seq::add_axiom(literal l1, literal l2, literal l3, literal l4, literal l5) {
-    static unsigned s_count = 0;
-    ++s_count;
-    // SASSERT(s_count != 5);
     context& ctx = get_context();
     literal_vector lits;
     if (l1 == true_literal || l2 == true_literal || l3 == true_literal || l4 == true_literal || l5 == true_literal) return;