diff --git a/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c b/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
index 394827bed..67e663837 100644
--- a/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
+++ b/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
@@ -680,8 +680,6 @@ static int deliver_to_esme(struct osmo_esme *esme, struct gsm_sms *sms,
 	} else {
 		deliver.sm_length = sms->user_data_len;
 		memcpy(deliver.short_message, sms->user_data, deliver.sm_length);
-		deliver.sm_length = sms->user_data_len;
-		memcpy(deliver.short_message, sms->user_data, deliver.sm_length);
 	}
 
 #if BEFORE_MSCSPLIT