diff --git a/matlab/reports/@section/write.m b/matlab/reports/@section/write.m
index f4107352d414f7bf3e976b13ead08ebe7a8f19d4..c232537ff6501ae85a757a7a89344e89dfafbdcb 100644
--- a/matlab/reports/@section/write.m
+++ b/matlab/reports/@section/write.m
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ for i=1:o.cols
 end
 fprintf(fid, '}\n');
 ne = numElements(o);
-nlcounter = 0;
 row = 1;
 col = 1;
 for i=1:ne