diff --git a/src/target/target.c b/src/target/target.c
index 175cb478aefd85a4dd653128fdb40bff84553037..b9d1929371349fdd4c86a3afd48c7077c89a973c 100644
--- a/src/target/target.c
+++ b/src/target/target.c
@@ -3828,7 +3828,6 @@ target_create( Jim_GetOptInfo *goi )
 						   target, /* private data */
 						   NULL ); /* no del proc */
 
-	(*(target->type->target_create))( target, goi->interp );
 	return e;
 }