diff --git a/xmlschemas.c b/xmlschemas.c
index 05a12e0..df26869 100644
--- a/xmlschemas.c
+++ b/xmlschemas.c
@@ -28080,7 +28080,6 @@ xmlSchemaPreRun(xmlSchemaValidCtxtPtr vctxt) {
     vctxt->nberrors = 0;
     vctxt->depth = -1;
     vctxt->skipDepth = -1;
-    vctxt->xsiAssemble = 0;
     vctxt->hasKeyrefs = 0;
 #ifdef ENABLE_IDC_NODE_TABLES_TEST
     vctxt->createIDCNodeTables = 1;