diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/EntryLocationIndex.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/EntryLocationIndex.java
index 41e021ac8c1..468f268aabc 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/EntryLocationIndex.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/EntryLocationIndex.java
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ public void removeOffsetFromDeletedLedgers() throws IOException {
                     }
                     batch.remove(keyToDelete.array);
                     ++deletedEntriesInBatch;
+                    ++deletedEntries;
                 }
 
                 if (deletedEntriesInBatch > DELETE_ENTRIES_BATCH_SIZE) {