diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c b/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c
index 643bc4b154..7b9382f4b8 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c
@@ -5693,7 +5693,6 @@ static int wc_PKCS7_HandleOctetStrings(wc_PKCS7* pkcs7, byte* in, word32 inSz,
                         WOLFSSL_MSG("failed to grow content buffer.");
                             if (tempBuf != NULL) {
                         XFREE(tempBuf, pkcs7->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_PKCS7);
-                        tempBuf = NULL;
                             }
                         ret = MEMORY_E;
                         break;
@@ -5707,7 +5706,6 @@ static int wc_PKCS7_HandleOctetStrings(wc_PKCS7* pkcs7, byte* in, word32 inSz,
                                                        pkcs7->stream->expected);
                         if (tempBuf != NULL) {
                             XFREE(tempBuf, pkcs7->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_PKCS7);
-                            tempBuf = NULL;
                         }
                     }
                 }