diff --git a/client/app_start.C b/client/app_start.C
index bb8eed7765..73bead9b75 100644
--- a/client/app_start.C
+++ b/client/app_start.C
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ int ACTIVE_TASK::start(bool first_time) {
     current_cpu_time = checkpoint_cpu_time;
     episode_start_cpu_time = checkpoint_cpu_time;
     cpu_time_at_last_sched = checkpoint_cpu_time;
-    fraction_done = 0;
 
     if (!app_client_shm.shm) {
         retval = get_shmem_seg_name();