lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm | 2 +-

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm
index b43ef8701c615ac3e86e9b56d8e960ba952e5d80..cd95f4ab74bc59a9caaa98643db372517f8fe2f6 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 sub response_done_cb ($$) {
 	my ($self, $alive) = @_;
 	sub {
-		my $env = delete $self->{env};
+		delete $self->{env}; # we're no longer busy
 		$self->write(\"0\r\n\r\n") if $alive == 2;
 		$self->write($alive ? \&next_request : \&close);
 	}