diff --git a/cachedimapjob.cpp b/cachedimapjob.cpp
index 7c741effa..822a1765b 100644
--- a/cachedimapjob.cpp
+++ b/cachedimapjob.cpp
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ void CachedImapJob::slotGetNextMessage(KIO::Job * job)
     if ((*it).data.size() > 0) {
       QString uid = mMsg->headerField("X-UID");
       size = mMsg->headerField("X-Length").toULong();
-      (*it).data.resize((*it).data.size() + 1);
-      (*it).data[(*it).data.size() - 1] = '\0';
       mMsg->fromByteArray( (*it).data );
       //int idx = mFolder->find(mMsg);
       //if( idx >= 0 ) mFolder->take(idx);
diff --git a/imapjob.cpp b/imapjob.cpp
index c8e0b8825..f0d1f0191 100644
--- a/imapjob.cpp
+++ b/imapjob.cpp
@@ -220,8 +220,6 @@ void ImapJob::slotGetMessageResult( KIO::Job * job )
     if ((*it).data.size() > 0)
     {
       QString uid = msg->headerField("X-UID");
-      (*it).data.resize((*it).data.size() + 1);
-      (*it).data[(*it).data.size() - 1] = '\0';
       msg->fromByteArray( (*it).data );
       msg->setHeaderField("X-UID",uid);
       msg->setComplete( TRUE );