diff --git a/src/sync.c b/src/sync.c
index 57e6597..8a07551 100644
--- a/src/sync.c
+++ b/src/sync.c
@@ -1085,7 +1085,6 @@ box_loaded( int sts, void *aux )
 			if (++idx == hashsz)
 				idx = 0;
 		}
-		tmsg->srec = 0;
 		debug( "new\n" );
 		continue;
 	  found: