diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/vfwscanf.c b/lib/libc/stdio/vfwscanf.c
index 7c56ebea6a7d..2b26da9e50b8 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/vfwscanf.c
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/vfwscanf.c
@@ -343,12 +343,6 @@ again:		c = *fmt++;
 			return (EOF);
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * We have a conversion that requires input.
-		 */
-		if (fp->_r <= 0 && __srefill(fp))
-			goto input_failure;
-
 		/*
 		 * Consume leading white space, except for formats
 		 * that suppress this.