diff --git a/src/ray/common/client_connection.cc b/src/ray/common/client_connection.cc
index 8767a3274512..e572e622a4dc 100644
--- a/src/ray/common/client_connection.cc
+++ b/src/ray/common/client_connection.cc
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ void ServerConnection::WriteMessageAsync(
   write_buffer->write_cookie = RayConfig::instance().ray_cookie();
   write_buffer->write_type = type;
   write_buffer->write_length = length;
-  write_buffer->write_message.resize(length);
   write_buffer->write_message.assign(message, message + length);
   write_buffer->handler = handler;