diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/AssertionFinder.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/AssertionFinder.php
index c70fa64e2..828ef6e05 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/AssertionFinder.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/AssertionFinder.php
@@ -145,13 +145,6 @@ class AssertionFinder
                     $source
                 );
 
-                /** @var PhpParser\Node\Expr\FuncCall $counted_expr */
-                $var_name = ExpressionAnalyzer::getArrayVarId(
-                    $counted_expr->args[0]->value,
-                    $this_class_name,
-                    $source
-                );
-
                 if ($var_name) {
                     if (self::hasReconcilableNonEmptyCountEqualityCheck($conditional)) {
                         $if_types[$var_name] = [['non-empty-countable']];