diff --git a/src/modules/SX126x.cpp b/src/modules/SX126x.cpp
index 39dc1b44..34348255 100644
--- a/src/modules/SX126x.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/SX126x.cpp
@@ -468,9 +468,6 @@ int16_t SX126x::readData(uint8_t* data, size_t len) {
     return(state);
   }
 
-  // add terminating null
-  data[length] = 0;
-
   // clear interrupt flags
   state = clearIrqStatus();