diff --git a/src/viced/host.c b/src/viced/host.c
index f8e66b6757..9f1ddb63d0 100644
--- a/src/viced/host.c
+++ b/src/viced/host.c
@@ -2097,7 +2097,6 @@ h_GetHost_r(struct rx_connection *tcon)
 				}
 			    }
 			}
-			h_AddHostToAddrHashTable_r(haddr, hport, oldHost);
 			oldHost->host = haddr;
 			oldHost->port = hport;
 			rxconn = oldHost->callback_rxcon;