diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
index eb091f279d..96ee916e56 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
@@ -282,9 +282,6 @@ function edit_user($user_id = 0) {
 			$user->role = $_POST['role'];
 	}
 
-	if (isset ($_POST['role'])) {
-		$user->role = $_POST['role'];
-	}
 	if (isset ($_POST['email']))
 		$user->user_email = wp_specialchars(trim($_POST['email']));
 	if (isset ($_POST['url'])) {