diff --git a/tinygrad/shape/view.py b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
index 2d0f60ac9a23..ee71ce832237 100644
--- a/tinygrad/shape/view.py
+++ b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ def reshape(self, new_shape: Tuple[sint, ...]) -> Optional[View]:
 
     r_strides, r_new_shape = [], reversed(new_shape)
     for merged_size, new_stride, real_size in reversed(merge_dims(self.shape, self.strides, self.mask)):
-      if new_stride == 0: real_size = 0
       # TODO: write with get_contraction
       acc = 1
       # TODO: third resolve shouldn't be needed