diff --git a/compiler/forget/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/SSA/EliminateRedundantPhi.ts b/compiler/forget/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/SSA/EliminateRedundantPhi.ts
index 07559fd8e6..9da0bba5d9 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/SSA/EliminateRedundantPhi.ts
+++ b/compiler/forget/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/SSA/EliminateRedundantPhi.ts
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ export function eliminateRedundantPhi(
             rewritePlace(place, rewrites);
           }
         }
-
-        rewritePlace(instr.lvalue, rewrites);
-
         // visit function expressions on first iteration of each block
         if (
           isFirstIteration &&