diff --git a/dlls/xmllite/reader.c b/dlls/xmllite/reader.c
index 38c7a5ec4dd..c80255047dd 100644
--- a/dlls/xmllite/reader.c
+++ b/dlls/xmllite/reader.c
@@ -845,7 +845,6 @@ static HRESULT reader_parse_misc(xmlreader *reader)
             break;
 
         if (FAILED(hr)) return hr;
-        cur = reader_get_cur(reader);
     }
 
     return hr;