diff --git a/tasks.c b/tasks.c
index 7cb68e809..975d6703c 100644
--- a/tasks.c
+++ b/tasks.c
@@ -3192,9 +3192,8 @@ static void prvInitialiseNewTask( TaskFunction_t pxTaskCode,
                     /* Use temp variable as distinct sequence points for reading
                      * volatile variables prior to a comparison, per the coding guidelines */
                     UBaseType_t uxCurrentListLength = listCURRENT_LIST_LENGTH( &xSuspendedTaskList );
-                    UBaseType_t uxCurrentNumOfTasks = uxCurrentNumberOfTasks;
 
-                    if( uxCurrentListLength == uxCurrentNumOfTasks )
+                    if( uxCurrentListLength == uxCurrentNumberOfTasks )
                     {
                         /* No other tasks are ready, so set pxCurrentTCB back to
                          * NULL so when the next task is created pxCurrentTCB will