diff --git a/cl_dll/saytext.cpp b/cl_dll/saytext.cpp
index 8f2e2520..0e6a35e8 100644
--- a/cl_dll/saytext.cpp
+++ b/cl_dll/saytext.cpp
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ int CHudSayText::Draw( float flTime )
 	// make sure the scrolltime is within reasonable bounds,  to guard against the clock being reset
 	flScrollTime = min( flScrollTime, flTime + m_HUD_saytext_time->value );
 
-	// make sure the scrolltime is within reasonable bounds,  to guard against the clock being reset
-	flScrollTime = min( flScrollTime, flTime + m_HUD_saytext_time->value );
-
 	if( flScrollTime <= flTime )
 	{
 		if( *g_szLineBuffer[0] )