diff --git a/ObjectHelper.inc b/ObjectHelper.inc
index d34e64c3..408b2604 100644
--- a/ObjectHelper.inc
+++ b/ObjectHelper.inc
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@ class ObjectHelper {
       $fedoraPass = $user->pass;
     }
     
-    $dataStreamInfo = $item->get_datastream_info($dsID);
-    $contentSize = $dataStreamInfo->datastream->size;
-
     if (function_exists("curl_init")) {
       $url = variable_get('fedora_base_url', 'http://localhost:8080/fedora') . '/objects/' . $pid . '/datastreams/' . $dsID . '/content';
       $query_options = array();