diff --git a/xo-arena/utest/random_hash_ops.hpp b/xo-arena/utest/random_hash_ops.hpp
index ef19c31e..52d443fa 100644
--- a/xo-arena/utest/random_hash_ops.hpp
+++ b/xo-arena/utest/random_hash_ops.hpp
@@ -452,8 +452,6 @@ namespace utest {
                                 bool catch_flag,
                                 HashMap & map)
         {
-            catch_flag=true;
-
             using xo::scope;
             using xo::xtag;