diff --git a/arm/neon/chacha-3core.asm b/arm/neon/chacha-3core.asm
index 9d06d5b11de34a0229c35aed80975643c51d1f8f..708494b29b1a8d2ef0ae96f7fafd051101d552fa 100644
--- a/arm/neon/chacha-3core.asm
+++ b/arm/neon/chacha-3core.asm
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ PROLOGUE(_nettle_chacha_3core32)
 	vpush	{q4,q5,q6,q7}
 	adr	r12, .Lcount1
 	vld1.64 {Z3}, [r12]
-	vadd.i32	Z3, Y3, Y3
 
 	vadd.i32	Y3, X3, Z3	C Increment 32-bit counter
 	vadd.i32	Z3, Y3, Z3