1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tree.c b/tree.c
index 043f03215..e7a7b7190 100644
--- a/tree.c
+++ b/tree.c
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ int parse_tree_buffer(struct tree *item, void *buffer, unsigned long size)
 		}
 		if (obj)
 			n_refs++;
-		entry->parent = NULL; /* needs to be filled by the user */
 		*list_p = entry;
 		list_p = &entry->next;
 	}