diff --git a/include/cxxopts.hpp b/include/cxxopts.hpp
index aa44a01..58f30aa 100644
--- a/include/cxxopts.hpp
+++ b/include/cxxopts.hpp
@@ -1003,7 +1003,6 @@ namespace cxxopts
     {
       ensure_value(details);
       m_value->parse();
-      m_count++;
     }
 
     size_t
diff --git a/test/options.cpp b/test/options.cpp
index 794486c..14b55d6 100644
--- a/test/options.cpp
+++ b/test/options.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Default values", "[default]")
     auto argc = av.argc();
 
     auto result = options.parse(argc, argv);
-    CHECK(result.count("default") == 1);
+    CHECK(result.count("default") == 0);
     CHECK(result["default"].as<int>() == 42);
   }
 
@@ -441,9 +441,9 @@ TEST_CASE("Booleans", "[boolean]") {
   REQUIRE(result.count("bool") == 1);
   REQUIRE(result.count("debug") == 1);
   REQUIRE(result.count("timing") == 1);
-  REQUIRE(result.count("noExplicitDefault") == 1);
-  REQUIRE(result.count("defaultTrue") == 1);
-  REQUIRE(result.count("defaultFalse") == 1);
+  REQUIRE(result.count("noExplicitDefault") == 0);
+  REQUIRE(result.count("defaultTrue") == 0);
+  REQUIRE(result.count("defaultFalse") == 0);
 
   CHECK(result["bool"].as<bool>() == false);
   CHECK(result["debug"].as<bool>() == true);