diff --git a/src/idl_gen_go.cpp b/src/idl_gen_go.cpp
index 573300980..2df8c7b62 100644
--- a/src/idl_gen_go.cpp
+++ b/src/idl_gen_go.cpp
@@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ static void GetMemberOfVectorOfStruct(const StructDef &struct_def,
   if (!(vectortype.struct_def->fixed)) {
     code += "\t\tx = rcv._tab.Indirect(x)\n";
   }
-  code += "\t\tif obj == nil {\n";
-  code += "\t\t\tobj = new(" + TypeName(field) + ")\n";
-  code += "\t\t}\n";
   code += "\t\tobj.Init(rcv._tab.Bytes, x)\n";
   code += "\t\treturn true\n\t}\n";
   code += "\treturn false\n";
diff --git a/tests/MyGame/Example/Monster.go b/tests/MyGame/Example/Monster.go
index 7ba062fdc..8ffbb7d07 100644
--- a/tests/MyGame/Example/Monster.go
+++ b/tests/MyGame/Example/Monster.go
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ func (rcv *Monster) Test4(obj *Test, j int) bool {
 	if o != 0 {
 		x := rcv._tab.Vector(o)
 		x += flatbuffers.UOffsetT(j) * 4
-		if obj == nil {
-			obj = new(Test)
-		}
 		obj.Init(rcv._tab.Bytes, x)
 		return true
 	}
@@ -173,9 +170,6 @@ func (rcv *Monster) Testarrayoftables(obj *Monster, j int) bool {
 		x := rcv._tab.Vector(o)
 		x += flatbuffers.UOffsetT(j) * 4
 		x = rcv._tab.Indirect(x)
-		if obj == nil {
-			obj = new(Monster)
-		}
 		obj.Init(rcv._tab.Bytes, x)
 		return true
 	}