diff --git a/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp b/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp
index 8edc841d8..e8183027f 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp
@@ -1292,7 +1292,6 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_addr_load(lbProcedure *p, lbAddr const &addr) {
 		if (t->Struct.soa_kind == StructSoa_Fixed) {
 			len = lb_const_int(p->module, t_int, t->Struct.soa_count);
 		} else {
-			elem = alloc_type_multi_pointer_to_pointer(elem);
 			lbValue v = lb_emit_load(p, addr.addr);
 			len = lb_soa_struct_len(p, v);
 		}