diff --git a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 710c5a5cf..ae77747b5 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -5429,7 +5429,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             // capacity has changed: update all elements' parents
             set_parents();
         }
-        set_parent(m_value.array->back());
     }
 
     /*!
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 3700505c9..2500eb9cb 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -22464,7 +22464,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             // capacity has changed: update all elements' parents
             set_parents();
         }
-        set_parent(m_value.array->back());
     }
 
     /*!