diff --git a/libp2p/connection.nim b/libp2p/connection.nim
index 460a0fc1f..9ae61e21f 100644
--- a/libp2p/connection.nim
+++ b/libp2p/connection.nim
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ proc readLp*(s: Connection): Future[seq[byte]] {.async, gcsafe.} =
       if res == VarintStatus.Success:
         break
     if res != VarintStatus.Success or size > DefaultReadSize:
-      buffer.setLen(0)
       result = buffer
       return
     buffer.setLen(size)
diff --git a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/coder.nim b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/coder.nim
index acf4f9c3c..af406a436 100644
--- a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/coder.nim
+++ b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/coder.nim
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ proc readMplexVarint(conn: Connection): Future[Option[uint]] {.async, gcsafe.} =
       if res == VarintStatus.Success:
         return some(varint)
     if res != VarintStatus.Success:
-      buffer.setLen(0)
       return
   except LPStreamIncompleteError:
     debug "unable to read varing", exc = getCurrentExceptionMsg()