diff --git a/src/reputation.c b/src/reputation.c
index 7e33eaccad..458ae8fb86 100644
--- a/src/reputation.c
+++ b/src/reputation.c
@@ -373,8 +373,6 @@ int SRepLoadCatFileFromFD(FILE *fp)
         if (line[0] == '\n' || line [0] == '\r' || line[0] == ' ' || line[0] == '#' || line[0] == '\t')
             continue;
 
-        while (isspace((unsigned char)line[--len]));
-
         /* Check if we have a trailing newline, and remove it */
         len = strlen(line);
         if (len == 0)
@@ -433,8 +431,6 @@ int SRepLoadFileFromFD(SRepCIDRTree *cidr_ctx, FILE *fp)
         if (line[0] == '\n' || line [0] == '\r' || line[0] == ' ' || line[0] == '#' || line[0] == '\t')
             continue;
 
-        while (isspace((unsigned char)line[--len]));
-
         /* Check if we have a trailing newline, and remove it */
         len = strlen(line);
         if (len == 0)