diff --git a/libsrc/lynx/cgetc.s b/libsrc/lynx/cgetc.s
index 19cfdaff1..c81afa82b 100644
--- a/libsrc/lynx/cgetc.s
+++ b/libsrc/lynx/cgetc.s
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 _cgetc:
         jsr     _kbhit          ; Check for char available
         bne     @L1        
-        tax                             ; Test result
         bra     _cgetc
 @L1:
         lda     KBSTL