diff --git a/src/proto/h1/io.rs b/src/proto/h1/io.rs
index faa927d5..585ea94b 100644
--- a/src/proto/h1/io.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/io.rs
@@ -517,9 +517,6 @@ impl<T: Buf> Buf for BufDeque<T> {
                 return buf.bytes();
             }
         }
-        if let Some(ref buf) = self.bufs.front() {
-            return buf.bytes();
-        }
         &[]
     }