diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
index 345936737..5db4fc156 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ class PacketReader {
     private String connectionID = null;
     private Object connectionIDLock = new Object();
 
-    private int packetsRead = 0;
-
     protected PacketReader(XMPPConnection connection) {
         this.connection = connection;
 
@@ -171,15 +169,6 @@ class PacketReader {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the number of packets read by the packet reader.
-     *
-     * @return the number of packets read by the packet reader.
-     */
-    public int getPacketsRead() {
-        return packetsRead;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Starts the packet reader thread and returns once a connection to the server
      * has been established. A connection will be attempted for a maximum of five
@@ -342,9 +331,6 @@ class PacketReader {
             return;
         }
 
-        // Increment the number of packets read.
-        packetsRead++;
-
         // Remove all null values from the collectors list.
         synchronized (collectors) {
             for (int i=collectors.size()-1; i>=0; i--) {