diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index c6feab7ac..2135a42a3 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -5844,12 +5844,6 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyKnownVariables()
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if (Token::Match(tok2->tokAt(-2), "for ("))
-                {
-                    // skip loop variable
-                    continue;
-                }
-
                 if (tok2->str() == tok2->strAt(2))
                     continue;