diff --git a/Code/Legacy/CrySystem/CmdLine.cpp b/Code/Legacy/CrySystem/CmdLine.cpp
index 50b8b2c092..702709ffe5 100644
--- a/Code/Legacy/CrySystem/CmdLine.cpp
+++ b/Code/Legacy/CrySystem/CmdLine.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ AZStd::string CCmdLine::Next(char*& src)
 
             return AZStd::string(org, src);
         }
-        ch = *src++;
     }
 
     return AZStd::string();