diff --git a/src/emucore/Thumbulator.cxx b/src/emucore/Thumbulator.cxx
index bf20613b9..2e5e77c7b 100644
--- a/src/emucore/Thumbulator.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/Thumbulator.cxx
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ uInt32 Thumbulator::fetch16(uInt32 addr)
 {
 #ifndef NO_THUMB_STATS
   ++_stats.fetches;
-  ++_stats.cycles;
 #endif
 
 #ifndef UNSAFE_OPTIMIZATIONS