diff --git a/dlls/inetcomm/mimeole.c b/dlls/inetcomm/mimeole.c
index c06b74065da..74b834c97d1 100644
--- a/dlls/inetcomm/mimeole.c
+++ b/dlls/inetcomm/mimeole.c
@@ -230,13 +230,10 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI sub_stream_Read(
 {
     sub_stream_t *This = impl_from_IStream(iface);
     HRESULT hr;
-    ULARGE_INTEGER base_pos;
     LARGE_INTEGER tmp_pos;
 
     TRACE("(%p, %d, %p)\n", pv, cb, pcbRead);
 
-    tmp_pos.QuadPart = 0;
-    IStream_Seek(This->base, tmp_pos, STREAM_SEEK_CUR, &base_pos);
     tmp_pos.QuadPart = This->pos.QuadPart + This->start.QuadPart;
     IStream_Seek(This->base, tmp_pos, STREAM_SEEK_SET, NULL);
 
@@ -247,9 +244,6 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI sub_stream_Read(
 
     This->pos.QuadPart += *pcbRead;
 
-    tmp_pos.QuadPart = base_pos.QuadPart;
-    IStream_Seek(This->base, tmp_pos, STREAM_SEEK_SET, NULL);
-
     return hr;
 }