diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.c b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.c
index 7fae4ee27..a8568806e 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.c
@@ -2061,10 +2061,6 @@ static bool route_single_stmt(
                           (query_str == NULL ? "(empty)" : query_str));
 		free(query_str);
 		succp = false;
-        while(querybuf)
-        {
-            querybuf = GWBUF_CONSUME_ALL(querybuf);
-        }
 		goto retblock;
 	}