diff --git a/src/runner_doiact_vec.c b/src/runner_doiact_vec.c
index 33e6fc06b4537a72bf361fc2e4599e5f3dce9657..df2a1074f81ab03909af0adfd6be7aabc6b7acf8 100644
--- a/src/runner_doiact_vec.c
+++ b/src/runner_doiact_vec.c
@@ -369,8 +369,6 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE void runner_doself1_density_vec(
   int count_align;
   int num_vec_proc = NUM_VEC_PROC;
 
-  int intCount = 0;
-
   struct part *restrict parts = c->parts;
   const int count = c->count;
 
@@ -594,15 +592,10 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE void runner_doself1_density_vec(
     VEC_HADD(curlvySum, pi->density.rot_v[1]);
     VEC_HADD(curlvzSum, pi->density.rot_v[2]);
 
-    intCount += icount;
-
     /* Reset interaction count. */
     icount = 0;
   } /* loop over all particles. */
 
-  // message("Total number of self interactions: %d, average per particle: %f.",
-  // intCount, ((float)intCount) / ((float)count));
-
   TIMER_TOC(timer_doself_density);
 #endif /* WITH_VECTORIZATION */
 }
diff --git a/src/runner_doiact_vec.h b/src/runner_doiact_vec.h
index b538f2ab2ebceac69c8a49c29de37f2343abeb7b..e252083ae743248a5f23d1772c2e770c5e1c6c14 100644
--- a/src/runner_doiact_vec.h
+++ b/src/runner_doiact_vec.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "hydro.h"
 #include "part.h"
 #include "runner.h"
-#include "runner.h"
 #include "timers.h"
 #include "vector.h"