diff --git a/db/xmet.sql b/db/xmet.sql
index 6540331..ce1c778 100644
--- a/db/xmet.sql
+++ b/db/xmet.sql
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ create table xmet_sounding (
     station              TEXT NOT NULL,
     timestamp_observed   TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
     timestamp_released   TIMESTAMP,
-    sample_count         INTEGER,
     data_source_pressure TEXT NOT NULL,
     data_source_other    TEXT NOT NULL
 );