diff --git a/XMonad/Layout/BinaryColumn.hs b/XMonad/Layout/BinaryColumn.hs
index db184998d5..4b9a39f91b 100644
--- a/XMonad/Layout/BinaryColumn.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Layout/BinaryColumn.hs
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ columnLayout (BinaryColumn scale min_size) rect stack = zip ws rects
           size_next = size - value
           in value
           : f m_next size_next divide_next True
-        -- Last item: included twice.
-        f 0 size _ _noRoomPrev =
-          [size];
       in f
          n_init size_init divide_init False
       where