No need to keep a counter, just try to pop from the stack if any

src/pytest_bdd/plugin.py

@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
     from .parser import Feature, Scenario, Step
 
 
-# Counter to track how many times pytest initialization was started
-_INIT_COUNT = 0
-
-
 def pytest_addhooks(pluginmanager: PytestPluginManager) -> None:
     """Register plugin hooks."""
     from pytest_bdd import hooks
@@ -56,8 +52,6 @@ def _pytest_bdd_example() -> dict:
 
 def pytest_addoption(parser: Parser) -> None:
     """Add pytest-bdd options."""
-    global _INIT_COUNT
-    _INIT_COUNT += 1
     add_bdd_ini(parser)
     cucumber_json.add_options(parser)
     generation.add_options(parser)
@@ -72,19 +66,15 @@ def add_bdd_ini(parser: Parser) -> None:
 def pytest_configure(config: Config) -> None:
     """Configure all subplugins."""
     CONFIG_STACK.append(config)
-    assert _INIT_COUNT == len(CONFIG_STACK)
     cucumber_json.configure(config)
     gherkin_terminal_reporter.configure(config)
 
 
 def pytest_unconfigure(config: Config) -> None:
     """Unconfigure all subplugins."""
-    global _INIT_COUNT
-    assert len(CONFIG_STACK) <= _INIT_COUNT
-    if len(CONFIG_STACK) == _INIT_COUNT:
+    if CONFIG_STACK:
         CONFIG_STACK.pop()
-        cucumber_json.unconfigure(config)
-    _INIT_COUNT -= 1
+    cucumber_json.unconfigure(config)
 
 
 @pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)