diff --git a/src/cxxopts.hpp b/src/cxxopts.hpp
index 9207f63..4d1913d 100644
--- a/src/cxxopts.hpp
+++ b/src/cxxopts.hpp
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@ namespace cxxopts
     parse_default()
     {
       m_value->parse();
-      ++m_count;
     }
 
     int