diff --git a/proxmox-http/src/websocket/mod.rs b/proxmox-http/src/websocket/mod.rs
index 2efc06ae..b3179e1f 100644
--- a/proxmox-http/src/websocket/mod.rs
+++ b/proxmox-http/src/websocket/mod.rs
@@ -372,8 +372,6 @@ impl FrameHeader {
             return Ok(None);
         }
 
-        let data = data;
-
         // we do not support extensions
         if data[0] & 0b01110000 > 0 {
             return Err(WebSocketError::new(