diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java
index 7dfc009688..1b3743eaf6 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ abstract class AbstractChannelHandlerContext extends DefaultAttributeMap impleme
 
     @Override
     public ChannelHandlerContext fireChannelActive() {
-        final AbstractChannelHandlerContext next = findContextInbound();
-        invokeChannelActive(next);
+        invokeChannelActive(findContextInbound());
         return this;
     }