diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/sequence/17-split.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/sequence/17-split.js
index e9b54dff8..e359259fc 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/sequence/17-split.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/sequence/17-split.js
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.on("input", function(msg, send, done) {
             var value = RED.util.getMessageProperty(msg,node.property);
             if (value !== undefined) {
-                RED.util.setMessageProperty(msg,node.property,undefined);
                 if (msg.hasOwnProperty("parts")) { msg.parts = { parts:msg.parts }; } // push existing parts to a stack
                 else { msg.parts = {}; }
                 msg.parts.id = RED.util.generateId();  // generate a random id