diff --git a/Lib/html/parser.py b/Lib/html/parser.py
index 13c95c34e505c8..4a0c5297d97b88 100644
--- a/Lib/html/parser.py
+++ b/Lib/html/parser.py
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ def goahead(self, end):
                 if match:
                     # match.group() will contain at least 2 chars
                     if end and match.group() == rawdata[i:]:
-                        k = match.end()
-                        if k <= i:
-                            k = n
                         i = self.updatepos(i, i + 1)
                     # incomplete
                     break