diff --git a/src/detect-engine-address-ipv6.c b/src/detect-engine-address-ipv6.c
index 00fcaddd53..3179628c6d 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-address-ipv6.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-address-ipv6.c
@@ -368,8 +368,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv6(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
     uint32_t b_ip2[4] = { SCNtohl(b->ip2.addr_data32[0]), SCNtohl(b->ip2.addr_data32[1]),
                           SCNtohl(b->ip2.addr_data32[2]), SCNtohl(b->ip2.addr_data32[3]) };
 
-    DetectAddress *tmp = NULL;
-
     /* default to NULL */
     *c = NULL;
 
@@ -378,12 +376,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv6(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
         goto error;
     }
 
-    /* get a place to temporary put sigs lists */
-    tmp = DetectAddressInit();
-    if (tmp == NULL)
-        goto error;
-    memset(tmp,0,sizeof(DetectAddress));
-
     /* we have 3 parts: [aaa[abab]bbb]
      * part a: a_ip1 <-> b_ip1 - 1
      * part b: b_ip1 <-> a_ip2
@@ -522,14 +514,9 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv6(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
         }
     }
 
-    if (tmp != NULL)
-        DetectAddressFree(tmp);
-
     return 0;
 
 error:
-    if (tmp != NULL)
-        DetectAddressFree(tmp);
     return -1;
 }