diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPLinkage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPLinkage.java
index 893cdb9426a..a713c9eb4fa 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPLinkage.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPLinkage.java
@@ -533,8 +533,6 @@ class PDOMCPPLinkage extends PDOMLinkage implements IIndexCPPBindingConstants {
 				((IPDOMCPPClassType) parent).addMember(binding, visibility);
 				return;
 			}
-			originalBinding.getOwner();
-	        visibility = getVisibility(originalBinding);
 		}
 		parent.addChild(binding);
 	}