diff --git a/packages/CLPBN/clpbn/bp/CbpSolver.cpp b/packages/CLPBN/clpbn/bp/CbpSolver.cpp
index 4cecc8f86..bf8bfbe11 100644
--- a/packages/CLPBN/clpbn/bp/CbpSolver.cpp
+++ b/packages/CLPBN/clpbn/bp/CbpSolver.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "CbpSolver.h"
 
-vector<int> CbpSolver::counts;
 
 CbpSolver::CbpSolver (const FactorGraph& fg) : BpSolver (fg)
 {
diff --git a/packages/CLPBN/clpbn/bp/CbpSolver.h b/packages/CLPBN/clpbn/bp/CbpSolver.h
index 115700b78..d10bd752b 100644
--- a/packages/CLPBN/clpbn/bp/CbpSolver.h
+++ b/packages/CLPBN/clpbn/bp/CbpSolver.h
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ class CbpSolverLink : public SpLink
 
 class CbpSolver : public BpSolver
 {
-  public:
-    static vector<int> counts;
-   
+  public:   
     CbpSolver (const FactorGraph& fg);
 
    ~CbpSolver (void);