diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/configuration/providers/forge/fg3/MinecraftPatchedProviderFG3.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/configuration/providers/forge/fg3/MinecraftPatchedProviderFG3.java
index d8caba924b..ff669c0dd1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/configuration/providers/forge/fg3/MinecraftPatchedProviderFG3.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/configuration/providers/forge/fg3/MinecraftPatchedProviderFG3.java
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ protected File[] getGlobalCaches() {
 		};
 
 		if (forgeMergedJar != null) {
-			files = Arrays.copyOf(files, files.length + 1);
 			files[files.length - 1] = forgeMergedJar;
 		}