diff --git a/Source/mpqapi.cpp b/Source/mpqapi.cpp
index 1f45ad42d..8f4b1fca2 100644
--- a/Source/mpqapi.cpp
+++ b/Source/mpqapi.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ struct Archive {
 			}
 		} else {
 			mode |= std::ios::trunc;
-			this->size = 0;
 		}
 		if (!stream.Open(name, mode)) {
 			stream.Close();