diff --git a/src/console.cpp b/src/console.cpp
index 13674b681..a811e343e 100644
--- a/src/console.cpp
+++ b/src/console.cpp
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ void EMSESPShell::add_console_commands() {
             }
 
             if (ok && json.size()) {
-                doc.shrinkToFit();
                 serializeJsonPretty(doc, shell);
                 shell.println();
             }