diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c b/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c
index bcd0094f172d..913db0dd6a8d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c
@@ -619,7 +619,6 @@ static inline u16 NFTL_findwriteunit(struct NFTLrecord *nftl, unsigned block)
 				return BLOCK_NIL;
 			}
 			//printk("Restarting scan\n");
-			lastEUN = BLOCK_NIL;
 			continue;
 		}