diff --git a/src/util-streaming-buffer.c b/src/util-streaming-buffer.c
index b704a62ef9..bcbb288e36 100644
--- a/src/util-streaming-buffer.c
+++ b/src/util-streaming-buffer.c
@@ -1178,8 +1178,6 @@ static StreamingBufferRegion *BufferInsertAtRegionConsolidate(StreamingBuffer *s
 
         if (r == src_end)
             break;
-
-        prev = r;
         r = next;
     }