diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/get/ShardGetService.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/get/ShardGetService.java
index 5deee8bc38a..f7c04074844 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/get/ShardGetService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/get/ShardGetService.java
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ public class ShardGetService extends AbstractIndexShardComponent {
         // LUCENE 4 UPGRADE: optimize when only a single field needs to be loaded
         BaseFieldVisitor fieldVisitor = buildFieldSelectors(docMapper, gFields);
         if (fieldVisitor != null) {
-            fieldVisitor.reset();
             Document doc;
             try {
                 docIdAndVersion.reader.reader().document(docIdAndVersion.docId, fieldVisitor);