1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index c3828b7175..9996423dd3 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -1755,7 +1755,6 @@ rb_file_s_basename(argc, argv)
 	if (NIL_P(fext) || !(f = rmext(p, ext))) {
 	    f = chompdirsep(p) - p;
 	}
-	basename = rb_str_new(p, f);
     }
     basename = rb_str_new(p, f);
     OBJ_INFECT(basename, fname);