diff --git a/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.c b/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.c
index c1c76cc5e..ed4274d4b 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.c
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ bdev_malloc_writev(struct malloc_disk *mdisk, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
 		}
 
 		dst += iov[i].iov_len;
-		len -= iov[i].iov_len;
 	}
 }