diff --git a/lib/dns/dnssec.c b/lib/dns/dnssec.c
index 29077163d0..d00c99b412 100644
--- a/lib/dns/dnssec.c
+++ b/lib/dns/dnssec.c
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ dns_dnssec_sign(dns_name_t *name, dns_rdataset_t *set, dst_key_t *key,
 		ret = ISC_R_NOSPACE;
 		goto cleanup_array;
 	}
-	memcpy(sig.signature, r.base, sig.siglen);
 
 	ret = dns_rdata_fromstruct(sigrdata, sig.common.rdclass,
 				   sig.common.rdtype, &sig, buffer);