diff --git a/src/frontend/subckt.c b/src/frontend/subckt.c
index b2e59005a..0e5816d9c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/subckt.c
+++ b/src/frontend/subckt.c
@@ -632,7 +632,6 @@ doit(struct line *deck, wordlist *modnames) {
                     }
                     while (lcc->li_next)
                         lcc = lcc->li_next;
-                    lcc->li_next = c->li_next;
                     lcc->li_next = savenext;
                 }
                 c = lcc->li_next;