diff --git a/lib/modules/Sql.pmod/pgsql.pike b/lib/modules/Sql.pmod/pgsql.pike
index b1e4bd2ba79b351a3c9fe5fad4c63f53f86ecbe1..e20156f4568c50003684d487894519b126b7e9a5 100644
--- a/lib/modules/Sql.pmod/pgsql.pike
+++ b/lib/modules/Sql.pmod/pgsql.pike
@@ -1183,7 +1183,6 @@ private void procmessage() {
 #endif
       portal->_purgeportal();
     }
-  c=ci=0;
   if(!terminating && _options.reconnect)
     _connectfail();
   else