diff --git a/plugins/3d/oce/loadmodel.cpp b/plugins/3d/oce/loadmodel.cpp
index 705d3ee394..c78439d92e 100644
--- a/plugins/3d/oce/loadmodel.cpp
+++ b/plugins/3d/oce/loadmodel.cpp
@@ -303,8 +303,6 @@ FormatType fileType( const char* aFileName )
 
 void getTag( TDF_Label& label, std::string& aTag )
 {
-    aTag.clear();
-
     if( label.IsNull() )
         return;