diff --git a/apps/lidar_odometry_step_1/lidar_odometry.cpp b/apps/lidar_odometry_step_1/lidar_odometry.cpp
index 2fd5fe9d..1391a4e6 100644
--- a/apps/lidar_odometry_step_1/lidar_odometry.cpp
+++ b/apps/lidar_odometry_step_1/lidar_odometry.cpp
@@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ bool load_data(
                 pointsPerFile[i] = std::move(data);
             });
 
-        if (pointsPerFile.size() > 0)
-            pointsPerFile.front().clear();
-
         // --- Summary
         size_t totalPoints = 0;
         for (const auto& pp : pointsPerFile)