diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c
index 0577df3407257d03337d57a269fc8b14f6629426..43162f6debf18e4b89df36f7f56fdd7b1da31980 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c
@@ -1011,8 +1011,6 @@ static void ivas_param_mc_param_est_enc_fx(
                         move16();
                         ref_ener_fx = BASOP_Util_Add_Mant32Exp( ref_ener_fx, ref_ener_e, Cx_sum_fx[cur_param_band][ref_channel_idx][ref_channel_idx], // ref_ener_e
                                                                 Cx_sum_e[cur_param_band][ref_channel_idx][ref_channel_idx], &ref_ener_e );
-                        ref_ener_e = Cx_sum_e[cur_param_band][ref_channel_idx][ref_channel_idx];
-                        move16();
                     }
                     L_tmp = Mpy_32_16_1( ref_ener_fx, hParamMC->hMetadataPMC.ild_factors_fx[k] );
 #ifdef FIX_ISSUE_1154