diff --git a/src/main/java/org/torproject/metrics/collector/bridgedescs/SanitizedBridgesWriter.java b/src/main/java/org/torproject/metrics/collector/bridgedescs/SanitizedBridgesWriter.java
index 1cab69f..c5a28d6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/torproject/metrics/collector/bridgedescs/SanitizedBridgesWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/torproject/metrics/collector/bridgedescs/SanitizedBridgesWriter.java
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@ public class SanitizedBridgesWriter extends CollecTorMain {
       if (scrubbed.hasContent()) {
         String scrubbedLine = scrubbed.toString();
         scrubbedLines.put(hashedBridgeIdentityHex, scrubbedLine);
-        scrubbed = new DescriptorBuilder();
       }
       if (!includesFingerprintLine) {
         header.append("fingerprint ").append(authorityFingerprint).newLine();