diff --git a/src/flux/stores/thread-counts-store.coffee b/src/flux/stores/thread-counts-store.coffee
index 3bd0f19b6..d9869daf1 100644
--- a/src/flux/stores/thread-counts-store.coffee
+++ b/src/flux/stores/thread-counts-store.coffee
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ class ThreadCountsStore extends NylasStore
 
       foundNegative = false
       for {category_id, unread, total} in results
-        unread = -1
         @_counts[category_id] = {unread, total}
         if unread < 0 or total < 0
           foundNegative = true