diff --git a/src/csync_propagate.c b/src/csync_propagate.c
index 3d365f158..52aa5a3ed 100644
--- a/src/csync_propagate.c
+++ b/src/csync_propagate.c
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ static int _csync_push_file(CSYNC *ctx, csync_file_stat_t *st) {
     goto out;
   }
 
-  ctx->replica = drep;
-
   /* create the temporary file name */
   if (asprintf(&turi, "%s.XXXXXX", duri) < 0) {
     rc = -1;