diff --git a/service/storage_service.cc b/service/storage_service.cc
index fbca3a6109..4308568bbc 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.cc
+++ b/service/storage_service.cc
@@ -3165,12 +3165,9 @@ future<> storage_service::do_update_pending_ranges() {
 
 future<> storage_service::update_pending_ranges() {
     return get_storage_service().invoke_on(0, [] (auto& ss){
-        ss._update_jobs++;
         return ss._update_pending_ranges_action.trigger_later().then([&ss] {
             // calculate_pending_ranges will modify token_metadata, we need to repliate to other cores
-            return ss.replicate_to_all_cores().finally([&ss, ss0 = ss.shared_from_this()] {
-                ss._update_jobs--;
-            });
+            return ss.replicate_to_all_cores().then([s = ss.shared_from_this()] { });
         });
     });
 }
diff --git a/service/storage_service.hh b/service/storage_service.hh
index 57e1ad0a7e..a89c058c87 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.hh
+++ b/service/storage_service.hh
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ private:
     gms::gossiper& _gossiper;
     sharded<auth::service>& _auth_service;
     sharded<cql3::cql_config>& _cql_config;
-    int _update_jobs{0};
     // Note that this is obviously only valid for the current shard. Users of
     // this facility should elect a shard to be the coordinator based on any
     // given objective criteria