diff --git a/src/or/main.c b/src/or/main.c
index 5941241d18..6623c10f79 100644
--- a/src/or/main.c
+++ b/src/or/main.c
@@ -1029,7 +1029,6 @@ do_hup(void)
   or_options_t *options = get_options();
 
   log_notice(LD_GENERAL,"Received reload signal (hup). Reloading config.");
-  has_completed_circuit=0;
   if (accounting_is_enabled(options))
     accounting_record_bandwidth_usage(time(NULL));