diff --git a/src/backends/winrt.rs b/src/backends/winrt.rs
index 46aef64..5509c67 100644
--- a/src/backends/winrt.rs
+++ b/src/backends/winrt.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ impl Backend for WinRT {
         let source = MediaSource::create_from_stream(stream, content_type)?;
         let item = MediaPlaybackItem::create(source)?;
         let item_index = self.playback_list.current_item_index()?;
-        let item_count = self.playback_list.items()?.size()?;
         let state = self.player.playback_session()?.playback_state()?;
         if state == MediaPlaybackState::Paused && item_index != 0 {
             self.playback_list.items()?.clear()?;