diff --git a/lib/metrics/instruments/counter.rb b/lib/metrics/instruments/counter.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/metrics/instruments/counter.rb
+++ b/lib/metrics/instruments/counter.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 module Metrics
   module Instruments
     class Counter < Base
-      @counter_value
+
       def initialize
         @counter_value = 0
       end
Removing un-needed line in Counter