diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
index 30553c5c96..1051a1b690 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.WFS.prototype =
      */
     addResults: function(results) {
 
-        //clear old featureList
-        this.features = new Array();
-
         for (var i=0; i < results.length; i++) {
         
             var feature = new this.layer.featureClass(this.layer,