diff --git a/htdig/Parsable.cc b/htdig/Parsable.cc
index 049362a..a51b366 100644
--- a/htdig/Parsable.cc
+++ b/htdig/Parsable.cc
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ Parsable::addString(Retriever& retriever, char *s, int& wordindex, int slot)
retriever.got_word(w, wordindex++, slot); // slot for img_alt
w = HtWordToken(0);
}
- w = '\0';
}
//*****************************************************************************
@@ -92,5 +91,4 @@ Parsable::addKeywordString(Retriever& retriever, char *s, int& wordindex)
retriever.got_word(w, wordindex++, 9);
w = HtWordToken(0);
}
- w = '\0';
}