diff --git a/lib/replicator.js b/lib/replicator.js
index 49b413de..68de631b 100644
--- a/lib/replicator.js
+++ b/lib/replicator.js
@@ -684,8 +684,6 @@ class Peer {
 
   onrange ({ drop, start, length }) {
     const has = drop === false
-    const rangeStart = this.remoteBitfield.findFirst(!has, start)
-    const rangeLength = length - (rangeStart - start)
 
     if (length === 1) {
       this.remoteBitfield.setRange(start, length, has)