diff --git a/src/create_pcid.c b/src/create_pcid.c
index dcbb909..8d46f3c 100644
--- a/src/create_pcid.c
+++ b/src/create_pcid.c
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ int32_t GetPriSyscap(PCIDMain *pcidMain, cJSON *sysCapObject, size_t contextBufL
         PRINT_ERR("cJSON_AddItemToObject failed\n");
         return GetPriSyscapResult(capVectorPtr, -1);
     }
-    capVectorPtr = NULL;
     return 0;
 }