diff --git a/net/bootp.c b/net/bootp.c
index eaa80e268..200cb7df7 100644
--- a/net/bootp.c
+++ b/net/bootp.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #endif
 
 ulong		BootpID;
-int		BootpTry;
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
 ulong		seed1, seed2;
 #endif
@@ -533,7 +532,7 @@ BootpRequest (void)
 	dhcp_state = INIT;
 #endif
 
-	printf("BOOTP broadcast %d\n", ++BootpTry);
+	printf("BOOTP broadcast\n");
 	pkt = NetTxPacket;
 	memset ((void*)pkt, 0, PKTSIZE);
 
diff --git a/net/bootp.h b/net/bootp.h
index f5529f7ec..400187479 100644
--- a/net/bootp.h
+++ b/net/bootp.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ typedef struct
 /* bootp.c */
 extern ulong	BootpID;		/* ID of cur BOOTP request		*/
 extern char	BootFile[128];		/* Boot file name			*/
-extern int	BootpTry;
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
 ulong		seed1, seed2;		/* seed for random BOOTP delay		*/
 #endif
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 1fb9a3d6e..f2ef6cd33 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -317,14 +317,12 @@ int NetLoop(proto_t protocol)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_DHCP
 	case DHCP:
 		/* Start with a clean slate... */
-		BootpTry = 0;
 		NetOurIP = 0;
 		DhcpRequest();		/* Basically same as BOOTP */
 		break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_BOOTP
 	case BOOTP:
-		BootpTry = 0;
 		BootpRequest ();
 		break;
 #endif