diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
index 4953060c76..192c07f7e2 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ ldap_build_entry(
 					attr->a_desc->ad_type->sat_syntax,
 					attr->a_desc->ad_type->sat_equality,
 					&attr->a_vals[i], &attr->a_nvals[i],
-					NULL /* op->o_tmpmemctx */ );
+					NULL );
 
 				if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 					BER_BVZERO( &attr->a_nvals[i] );