diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/ips_layer.cpp b/src/core/file_sys/ips_layer.cpp
index 485c4913a..2635acb9c 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/ips_layer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/ips_layer.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ void IPSwitchCompiler::Parse() {
                 } else {
                     // hex replacement
                     const auto value = patch_line.substr(9);
-                    replace.reserve(value.size() / 2);
                     replace = Common::HexStringToVector(value, is_little_endian);
                 }