diff --git a/src/sbbs3/main.cpp b/src/sbbs3/main.cpp
index 13866c396958c642fabab5be4f38924f0140c226..d20f5d92c7bfb47ad49c900f0fae2a6626c3b41b 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/main.cpp
+++ b/src/sbbs3/main.cpp
@@ -5590,7 +5590,6 @@ NO_SSH:
 					lprintf(LOG_DEBUG,"%04d * HAPROXY IPv4 address in IPv6 [%s]",client_socket,host_ip);
 
 				} else {
-					sprintf(host_ip,"%.*s",i,hapstr);
 					memcpy(host_ip,hapstr,i);
 				}