diff --git a/src/cc65/codeoptutil.c b/src/cc65/codeoptutil.c
index 9c9699a6a..6d64d89e2 100644
--- a/src/cc65/codeoptutil.c
+++ b/src/cc65/codeoptutil.c
@@ -1229,7 +1229,6 @@ void RemoveRegLoads (StackOpData* D, LoadInfo* LI)
         if (LI->A.LoadIndex >= 0 &&
             (LI->A.LoadEntry->Flags & CEF_DONT_REMOVE) == 0) {
             DelEntry (D, LI->A.LoadIndex);
-            LI->A.LoadEntry = 0;
         }
         if (LI->A.LoadYIndex >= 0 &&
             (LI->A.LoadYEntry->Flags & CEF_DONT_REMOVE) == 0) {
@@ -1252,7 +1251,6 @@ void RemoveRegLoads (StackOpData* D, LoadInfo* LI)
         if (LI->X.LoadIndex >= 0 &&
             (LI->X.LoadEntry->Flags & CEF_DONT_REMOVE) == 0) {
             DelEntry (D, LI->X.LoadIndex);
-            LI->X.LoadEntry = 0;
         }
         if (LI->X.LoadYIndex >= 0 &&
             (LI->X.LoadYEntry->Flags & CEF_DONT_REMOVE) == 0) {