1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/reader.c b/src/reader.c
index f0b81e7c..0f720d9b 100644
--- a/src/reader.c
+++ b/src/reader.c
@@ -327,11 +327,6 @@ serd_reader_read_chunk(SerdReader* const reader)
     st = serd_byte_source_advance(&reader->source);
   }
 
-  if (peek_byte(reader) == 0) {
-    // Skip leading null byte, for reading from a null-delimited socket
-    eat_byte_safe(reader, 0);
-  }
-
   return st ? st : read_statement(reader);
 }