diff --git a/modules/video/src/bgfg_gaussmix2.cpp b/modules/video/src/bgfg_gaussmix2.cpp
index 2720e50e42..8faeb2026b 100644
--- a/modules/video/src/bgfg_gaussmix2.cpp
+++ b/modules/video/src/bgfg_gaussmix2.cpp
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ public:
 
                 //internal:
                 bool fitsPDF = false;//if it remains zero a new GMM mode will be added
-                int nmodes = modesUsed[x], nNewModes = nmodes;//current number of modes in GMM
+                int nmodes = modesUsed[x];//current number of modes in GMM
                 float totalWeight = 0.f;
 
                 float* mean_m = mean;
@@ -700,8 +700,6 @@ public:
                     gmm[mode].weight *= totalWeight;
                 }
 
-                nmodes = nNewModes;
-
                 //make new mode if needed and exit
                 if( !fitsPDF && alphaT > 0.f )
                 {