diff --git a/src/ejabberd_c2s.erl b/src/ejabberd_c2s.erl
index 87a83992f..69f615a10 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_c2s.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_c2s.erl
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ init([{SockMod, Socket}, Opts]) ->
 			(_) -> false
 		     end, Opts),
     TLSOpts = [verify_none | TLSOpts1],
-    Zlib = lists:member(zlib, Opts) andalso (not StartTLSRequired),
     IP = peerip(SockMod, Socket),
     %% Check if IP is blacklisted:
     case is_ip_blacklisted(IP) of