diff --git a/internal/repository/repack.go b/internal/repository/repack.go
index 3d0651f2c..f1f091222 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repack.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repack.go
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ func Repack(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, packs restic.IDSet, kee
 		for job := range processQueue {
 			tempfile, packID, packLength := job.tempfile, job.hash, job.packLength
 
-			_, err = tempfile.Seek(0, 0)
-			if err != nil {
-				return errors.Wrap(err, "Seek")
-			}
-
 			blobs, err := pack.List(repo.Key(), tempfile, packLength)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err