             @render()
 
         render: =>
-            @user_num_shards = @.$('.num_shards').val()
 
             log_render '(rendering) ModifyShards'
 

                @reset_button_disable()

            return @

        on_submit: (e) =>
            e.preventDefault()


            shard_views = _.map(compute_renderable_shards_array(@namespace.get('id'), @shard_set), (shard) => new NamespaceView.ModifySingleShard @namespace, shard, @)
            @.$('.shards tbody').append view.render().el for view in shard_views

            # Control the suggest button
            @.$('.btn-compute-shards-suggestion').button()

