Index: modules/comment.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/comment.module,v
retrieving revision 1.361
diff -u -F^f -r1.361 comment.module
--- modules/comment.module	25 Jul 2005 09:41:29 -0000	1.361
+++ modules/comment.module	27 Jul 2005 20:51:42 -0000
@@ -1676,7 +1676,6 @@ function _comment_update_node_statistics
 
   // comments exist
   if ($count > 0) {
-    $node = node_load($nid);
     $last_reply = db_fetch_object(db_query_range('SELECT cid, name, timestamp, uid FROM {comments} WHERE nid = %d AND status = %d ORDER BY cid DESC', $nid, COMMENT_PUBLISHED, 0, 1));
     db_query("UPDATE {node_comment_statistics} SET comment_count = %d, last_comment_timestamp = %d, last_comment_name = '%s', last_comment_uid = %d WHERE nid = %d", $count, $last_reply->timestamp, $last_reply->uid ? NULL : $last_reply->name, $last_reply->uid, $nid);
   }