diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Meshing/PrimMesher.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Meshing/PrimMesher.cs
index ade4034c26..98c7b5bb76 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Meshing/PrimMesher.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Meshing/PrimMesher.cs
@@ -1405,7 +1405,6 @@ namespace PrimMesher
 
         public Coord SurfaceNormal(int faceIndex)
         {
-            int numFaces = faces.Count;
             if (faceIndex < 0 || faceIndex >= faces.Count)
                 throw new Exception("faceIndex out of range");