diff --git a/src/backend/commands/copyto.c b/src/backend/commands/copyto.c
index b6eacd5baa..b6a4b77053 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/copyto.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/copyto.c
@@ -657,8 +657,6 @@ BeginCopyTo(ParseState *pstate,
 
 	cstate->copy_dest = COPY_FILE;	/* default */
 
-	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
-
 	if (pipe)
 	{
 		progress_vals[1] = PROGRESS_COPY_TYPE_PIPE;