Index: trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsLoop.c
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--- trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsLoop.c	(revision 13657)
+++ trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsLoop.c	(revision 13675)
@@ -353,5 +353,4 @@
 
 psMetadata *ppStatsLoop(psExit *result,
-                        psMetadata *fpaResults, // Metadata to hold the FPA results
                         ppStatsData *data, // The data
                         const pmConfig *config // Configuration
@@ -369,8 +368,5 @@
 
     // allocate a new one if needed
-    psMetadata *newResults = fpaResults;
-    if (!newResults) {
-        newResults = psMetadataAlloc();
-    }
+    psMetadata *newResults = psMetadataAlloc();
 
     // Iterate through the FPA