diff --git a/src/extensions/client/mod.rs b/src/extensions/client/mod.rs
index 673eff0..59b7271 100644
--- a/src/extensions/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/extensions/client/mod.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ impl Client {
 
             let handle_message = |message: Message, ws: Arc<WsClient>| {
                 let tx = tx.clone();
-                let connect_backoff_counter = connect_backoff_counter.clone();
                 let request_backoff_counter = request_backoff_counter.clone();
 
                 tokio::spawn(async move {