diff --git a/src/target/target.c b/src/target/target.c
index cab84b06b..fe519f2ab 100644
--- a/src/target/target.c
+++ b/src/target/target.c
@@ -5721,9 +5721,6 @@ static int target_create(Jim_GetOptInfo *goi)
 
 	memcpy(target->type, target_types[x], sizeof(struct target_type));
 
-	/* will be set by "-endian" */
-	target->endianness = TARGET_ENDIAN_UNKNOWN;
-
 	/* default to first core, override with -coreid */
 	target->coreid = 0;