diff --git a/library/text/encoder/src/spec/before_70/utf8_url_encoder_i.e b/library/text/encoder/src/spec/before_70/utf8_url_encoder_i.e
index 1b52a706..048bb913 100644
--- a/library/text/encoder/src/spec/before_70/utf8_url_encoder_i.e
+++ b/library/text/encoder/src/spec/before_70/utf8_url_encoder_i.e
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ feature -- Status report
 		local
 			l_nat8: NATURAL_8
 			l_code: NATURAL_32
-			i, nb, cnt: INTEGER
+			i, nb: INTEGER
 		do
 			from
 				i := 1