diff --git a/src/OT/glyf/Glyph.hh b/src/OT/glyf/Glyph.hh
index ee89175de..7ac31f898 100644
--- a/src/OT/glyf/Glyph.hh
+++ b/src/OT/glyf/Glyph.hh
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ struct Glyph
     }
     case VAR_COMPOSITE:
     {
-      points.resize (0);
       for (auto &item : get_var_composite_iterator ())
       {
         if (unlikely (!item.get_points (points))) return false;