diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/ReflectionUtils.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/ReflectionUtils.cs
index 5f8741a5..c4ed506e 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/ReflectionUtils.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/ReflectionUtils.cs
@@ -189,10 +189,6 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities
                 switch (current)
                 {
                     case '[':
-                        writingAssemblyName = false;
-                        skippingAssemblyDetails = false;
-                        builder.Append(current);
-                        break;
                     case ']':
                         writingAssemblyName = false;
                         skippingAssemblyDetails = false;
@@ -1093,4 +1089,4 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities
             return Activator.CreateInstance(type);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}