diff --git a/dev/cc2420/cc2420.c b/dev/cc2420/cc2420.c
index e70b28c9b..62df891d9 100644
--- a/dev/cc2420/cc2420.c
+++ b/dev/cc2420/cc2420.c
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ rtimer_clock_t cc2420_time_of_arrival, cc2420_time_of_departure;
 
 int cc2420_authority_level_of_sender;
 
-int cc2420_packets_seen, cc2420_packets_read;
-
 volatile uint8_t cc2420_sfd_counter;
 volatile uint16_t cc2420_sfd_start_time;
 volatile uint16_t cc2420_sfd_end_time;
@@ -734,7 +732,6 @@ cc2420_interrupt(void)
   process_poll(&cc2420_process);
 
   last_packet_timestamp = cc2420_sfd_start_time;
-  cc2420_packets_seen++;
   return 1;
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -774,8 +771,6 @@ cc2420_read(void *buf, unsigned short bufsize)
   
   GET_LOCK();
 
-  cc2420_packets_read++;
-
   getrxbyte(&len);
 
   if(len > CC2420_MAX_PACKET_LEN) {