diff --git a/tests/libtest/lib554.c b/tests/libtest/lib554.c
index 0a7c35d54..4b62e927d 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/lib554.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/lib554.c
@@ -126,9 +126,6 @@ int test(char *URL)
   /* we want to use our own read function */
   curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_READFUNCTION, read_callback);
 
-  /* pointer to pass to our read function */
-  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_READDATA, &pooh);
-
   /* send a multi-part formpost */
   curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPPOST, formpost);