diff --git a/lib/vssh/libssh2.c b/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
index 73d48077b5..69284407ab 100644
--- a/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
+++ b/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
@@ -1995,8 +1995,6 @@ static CURLcode ssh_state_sftp_realpath(struct Curl_easy *data,
     return CURLE_AGAIN;
 
   if(rc > 0) {
-    /* It seems that this string is not always null-terminated */
-    sshp->readdir_filename[rc] = '\0';
     free(sshc->homedir);
     sshc->homedir = strdup(sshp->readdir_filename);
     if(!sshc->homedir) {
@@ -2408,9 +2406,6 @@ static CURLcode ssh_state_sftp_readdir_link(struct Curl_easy *data,
   if(rc < 0)
     return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 
-  /* It seems that this string is not always null-terminated */
-  sshp->readdir_filename[rc] = '\0';
-
   /* append filename and extra output */
   result = curlx_dyn_addf(&sshp->readdir, " -> %s", sshp->readdir_filename);
   if(result)