diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/html_writer.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/html_writer.py
index 89f27b4fed..a1c6901466 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/html_writer.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/html_writer.py
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@ def add_anchors_markup(root, uuid, anchors):
             # rescale the viewport
             a.tail = '\n'
         div.append(a)
-    a.count = 0
     for anchor in anchors:
         a(anchor)
     a(uuid)