diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/logging/TestPrintReferences.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/logging/TestPrintReferences.java
index 406d28137d9..3f11b577d2a 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/logging/TestPrintReferences.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/logging/TestPrintReferences.java
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ public class TestPrintReferences {
 
     // Find the first Reference Processing log and check its format.
     private static void checkLogFormat(OutputAnalyzer output, boolean parallelRefProcEnabled) {
-        String countRegex = "[0-9]+";
         String timeRegex = doubleRegex + "ms";
 
         /* Total Reference processing time */