diff --git a/plugins/out_s3/s3.c b/plugins/out_s3/s3.c
index d10cec19e1a..2f67f9c0d0d 100644
--- a/plugins/out_s3/s3.c
+++ b/plugins/out_s3/s3.c
@@ -2237,7 +2237,6 @@ static void cb_s3_flush(struct flb_event_chunk *event_chunk,
 
     /* File is ready for upload, upload_file != NULL prevents from segfaulting. */
     if ((upload_file != NULL) && (upload_timeout_check == FLB_TRUE || total_file_size_check == FLB_TRUE)) {
-        upload_file->input_name = out_flush->task->i_ins->name;
         if (ctx->preserve_data_ordering == FLB_TRUE) {
             /* Buffer last chunk in file and lock file to prevent further changes */
             ret = buffer_chunk(ctx, upload_file, chunk, chunk_size,