diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/LedgerMetadataIndex.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/LedgerMetadataIndex.java
index 51500ed797b..3362d5fd63b 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/LedgerMetadataIndex.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/LedgerMetadataIndex.java
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ public void removeDeletedLedgers() throws IOException {
         for (Long ledgerId : pendingDeletedLedgers) {
             key.set(ledgerId);
             ledgersDb.delete(key.array);
+            ++deletedLedgers;
         }
 
         if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {