diff --git a/includes/FeedsBatch.inc b/includes/FeedsBatch.inc
index adffa5c8499bf5308d07f7e8dd82544431c19281..c9414bf190e009bc30142530b9cbf6386c11d034 100644
--- a/includes/FeedsBatch.inc
+++ b/includes/FeedsBatch.inc
@@ -133,9 +133,7 @@ class FeedsImportBatch extends FeedsBatch {
    *   removed from the internal array.
    */
   public function shiftItem() {
-    $item = array_shift($this->items);
-    $this->total = count($this->items);
-    return $item;
+    return array_shift($this->items);
   }
 
   /**