diff --git a/src/nfa/limex_runtime_impl.h b/src/nfa/limex_runtime_impl.h
index 611fe747..703a7d19 100644
--- a/src/nfa/limex_runtime_impl.h
+++ b/src/nfa/limex_runtime_impl.h
@@ -542,7 +542,6 @@ char JOIN(LIMEX_API_ROOT, _Q)(const struct NFA *n, struct mq *q, s64a end) {
     ctx->callback = q->cb;
     ctx->context = q->context;
     STORE_STATE(&ctx->cached_estate, ZERO_STATE);
-    STORE_STATE(&ctx->cached_esucc, ZERO_STATE);
 
     assert(q->items[q->cur].location >= 0);
     DEBUG_PRINTF("LOAD STATE\n");
@@ -638,7 +637,6 @@ char JOIN(LIMEX_API_ROOT, _Q2)(const struct NFA *n, struct mq *q, s64a end) {
     ctx->callback = q->cb;
     ctx->context = q->context;
     STORE_STATE(&ctx->cached_estate, ZERO_STATE);
-    STORE_STATE(&ctx->cached_esucc, ZERO_STATE);
 
     DEBUG_PRINTF("LOAD STATE\n");
     STORE_STATE(&ctx->s, LOAD_STATE(q->state));
@@ -730,7 +728,6 @@ char JOIN(LIMEX_API_ROOT, _QR)(const struct NFA *n, struct mq *q,
     ctx->callback = NULL;
     ctx->context = NULL;
     STORE_STATE(&ctx->cached_estate, ZERO_STATE);
-    STORE_STATE(&ctx->cached_esucc, ZERO_STATE);
 
     DEBUG_PRINTF("LOAD STATE\n");
     STORE_STATE(&ctx->s, LOAD_STATE(q->state));
@@ -833,7 +830,6 @@ char JOIN(LIMEX_API_ROOT, _B_Reverse)(const struct NFA *n, u64a offset,
     ctx->callback = cb;
     ctx->context = context;
     STORE_STATE(&ctx->cached_estate, ZERO_STATE);
-    STORE_STATE(&ctx->cached_esucc, ZERO_STATE);
 
     const IMPL_NFA_T *limex = getImplNfa(n);
     STORE_STATE(&ctx->s, INITIAL_FN(limex, 0)); // always anchored