diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index 424fe86a1b..acb4d9a106 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
 				 errmsg("out of memory")));
 
-	ctx->reader->private_data = ctx;
-
 	ctx->reorder = ReorderBufferAllocate();
 	ctx->snapshot_builder =
 		AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ctx->reorder, xmin_horizon, start_lsn,