diff --git a/lib/otp/otp_db.c b/lib/otp/otp_db.c
index 76daa870a..c7b2b763a 100644
--- a/lib/otp/otp_db.c
+++ b/lib/otp/otp_db.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ otp_put (void *v, OtpContext *ctx)
       return -1;
   strlcpy (p, ctx->seed, rem);
   p += len;
-  rem -= len;
+  /* rem -= len; */
   dat.dptr  = buf;
   dat.dsize = p - buf;
   return dbm_store (dbm, key, dat, DBM_REPLACE);