diff --git a/lrzip.c b/lrzip.c
index bf8544e..be4b2eb 100644
--- a/lrzip.c
+++ b/lrzip.c
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ static void read_tmpinmagic(rzip_control *control)
 		magic[i] = (char)tmpchar;
 	}
 	get_magicver05(control, magic);
-	control->in_relofs = 24;
 
 	if (control->major_version == 0 && control->minor_version > 5) {
 		for (i = 24; i < MAGIC_LEN; i++) {
@@ -396,7 +395,6 @@ static void read_tmpinmagic(rzip_control *control)
 				failure("Reached end of file on STDIN prematurely on v06 magic read\n");
 			magic[i] = (char)tmpchar;
 		}
-		control->in_relofs = MAGIC_LEN;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -451,7 +449,6 @@ static void open_tmpinbuf(rzip_control *control)
 
 void clear_tmpinbuf(rzip_control *control)
 {
-	control->in_relofs += control->in_len;
 	control->in_len = control->in_ofs = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lrzip_private.h b/lrzip_private.h
index 9df5f97..1380adf 100644
--- a/lrzip_private.h
+++ b/lrzip_private.h
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ struct rzip_control {
 	i64 in_ofs;
 	i64 in_len;
 	i64 in_maxlen;
-	i64 in_relofs;
 	FILE *msgout; //stream for output messages
 	const char *suffix;
 	int compression_level;
diff --git a/runzip.c b/runzip.c
index ea757df..808e0d4 100644
--- a/runzip.c
+++ b/runzip.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static i64 seekcur_fdin(struct rzip_control *control)
 {
 	if (!TMP_INBUF)
 		return lseek(control->fd_in, 0, SEEK_CUR);
-	return (control->in_relofs + control->in_ofs);
+	return control->in_ofs;
 }
 
 static i64 read_header(rzip_control *control, void *ss, uchar *head)
diff --git a/stream.c b/stream.c
index d7a92c2..42cfeef 100644
--- a/stream.c
+++ b/stream.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static i64 seekto_fdin(rzip_control *control, i64 pos)
 {
 	if (!TMP_INBUF)
 		return lseek(control->fd_in, pos, SEEK_SET);
-	control->in_ofs = pos - control->in_relofs;
+	control->in_ofs = pos;
 	if (unlikely(control->in_ofs > control->in_len || control->in_ofs < 0)) {
 		print_err("Tried to seek outside of in_ofs range in seekto_fdin\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -843,7 +843,6 @@ static int read_seekto(rzip_control *control, struct stream_info *sinfo, i64 pos
 	i64 spos = pos + sinfo->initial_pos;
 
 	if (TMP_INBUF) {
-		spos -= control->in_relofs;
 		if (spos > control->in_len)
 			read_fdin(control, spos - control->in_len);
 		control->in_ofs = spos;
@@ -874,7 +873,7 @@ static i64 get_readseek(rzip_control *control, int fd)
 	i64 ret;
 
 	if (TMP_INBUF)
-		return control->in_relofs + control->in_ofs;
+		return control->in_ofs;
 	ret = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
 	if (unlikely(ret == -1))
 		fatal("Failed to lseek in get_seek\n");