diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index 130b80775db..c29a2030af3 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -4290,8 +4290,6 @@ getPublications(Archive *fout)
 
 	query = createPQExpBuffer();
 
-	resetPQExpBuffer(query);
-
 	/* Get the publications. */
 	if (fout->remoteVersion >= 130000)
 		appendPQExpBufferStr(query,