diff --git a/include/vierkant/linear_hashmap.hpp b/include/vierkant/linear_hashmap.hpp
index 5065ced4..69cf3358 100644
--- a/include/vierkant/linear_hashmap.hpp
+++ b/include/vierkant/linear_hashmap.hpp
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ class linear_hashmap
 
     void reserve(size_t new_capacity)
     {
-        new_capacity = crocore::next_pow_2(std::max<size_t>(m_num_elements, new_capacity));
         auto new_linear_hashmap = linear_hashmap(new_capacity);
         storage_item_t *ptr = m_storage.get(), *end = ptr + m_capacity;
         for(; ptr != end; ++ptr)