diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/dds.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/dds.c
index 53d6dbc4a6..f972ddf7ad 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/dds.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/dds.c
@@ -1643,7 +1643,6 @@ dds_db_init(
 	di = (dds_info_t *)ch_calloc( 1, sizeof( dds_info_t ) );
 	on->on_bi.bi_private = di;
 
-	di->di_max_ttl = DDS_RF2589_DEFAULT_TTL;
 	di->di_max_ttl = DDS_RF2589_DEFAULT_TTL;
 
 	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_init( &di->di_mutex );