diff --git a/acme/client.go b/acme/client.go
index be9843e2..690b440c 100644
--- a/acme/client.go
+++ b/acme/client.go
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ func (c *Client) RenewCertificate(cert CertificateResource, bundle bool) (Certif
 				// Success - append the issuer cert to the issued cert.
 				issuerCert = pemEncode(derCertificateBytes(issuerCert))
 				issuedCert = append(issuedCert, issuerCert...)
-				cert.Certificate = issuedCert
 			}
 		}