diff --git a/protocol/src/main/resources/gdscript/buffer/ByteBuffer.gd b/protocol/src/main/resources/gdscript/buffer/ByteBuffer.gd
index d52e8d84..123e5aac 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/resources/gdscript/buffer/ByteBuffer.gd
+++ b/protocol/src/main/resources/gdscript/buffer/ByteBuffer.gd
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ func readString() -> String:
 		return EMPTY
 	buffer.seek(readOffset)
 	var value: String = buffer.get_utf8_string(length)
-	var strBytes: PackedByteArray = value.to_utf8_buffer()
 	readOffset += length
 	return value