diff --git a/packages/fcl-json/src/jsonscanner.pp b/packages/fcl-json/src/jsonscanner.pp
index 41353e5a64..7763dc4be3 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-json/src/jsonscanner.pp
+++ b/packages/fcl-json/src/jsonscanner.pp
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ begin
               '\' : S:='\';
               '/' : S:='/';
               'u' : begin
-                    S:='0000';
                     u2:=0;
                     For I:=1 to 4 do
                       begin