diff --git a/src/osg/Geometry.cpp b/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
index ca0f4add5..ad37a8326 100644
--- a/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
@@ -1439,7 +1439,6 @@ void Geometry::fixDeprecatedData()
                 {
                     unsigned int localNumVertices = *primItr;
                     numVertices += localNumVertices;
-                    primItr += localNumVertices;
                 }
                 break;
             }