diff --git a/core/cache_subsystem/wt_dcache_wbuffer.sv b/core/cache_subsystem/wt_dcache_wbuffer.sv
index be2029952..ef3a62ef3 100644
--- a/core/cache_subsystem/wt_dcache_wbuffer.sv
+++ b/core/cache_subsystem/wt_dcache_wbuffer.sv
@@ -594,8 +594,6 @@ module wt_dcache_wbuffer
             wbuffer_d[wr_ptr].data[k*8+:8] = req_port_i.data_wdata[k*8+:8];
             if (CVA6Cfg.DATA_USER_EN) begin
               wbuffer_d[wr_ptr].user[k*8+:8] = req_port_i.data_wuser[k*8+:8];
-            end else begin
-              wbuffer_d[wr_ptr].user[k*8+:8] = '0;
             end
           end
         end