diff --git a/src/utils/scdaemon.cpp b/src/utils/scdaemon.cpp
index 73440db07..e44a226ab 100644
--- a/src/utils/scdaemon.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/scdaemon.cpp
@@ -1,55 +1,54 @@
 /*
     utils/scdaemon.cpp
 
     This file is part of libkleopatra
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 g10 Code GmbH
     SPDX-FileContributor: Ingo Klöcker <dev@ingo-kloecker.de>
 
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 
 #include <config-libkleo.h>
 
 #include "scdaemon.h"
 
 #include "utils/assuan.h"
 #include "utils/hex.h"
 #include "utils/stringutils.h"
 
 #if __has_include(<QGpgME/Debug>)
 # include <QGpgME/Debug>
 #endif
 
 #include <gpgme++/context.h>
 
 #include "libkleo_debug.h"
 
 using namespace Kleo;
 using namespace GpgME;
 
 std::vector<std::string> Kleo::SCDaemon::getReaders(Error &err)
 {
     std::vector<std::string> result;
 
     auto c = Context::createForEngine(AssuanEngine, &err);
     if (err) {
         qCDebug(LIBKLEO_LOG) << "Creating context for Assuan engine failed:" << err;
         return result;
     }
 
     auto assuanContext = std::shared_ptr<Context>(c.release());
     const std::string command = "SCD GETINFO reader_list";
-    const auto readersData = Assuan::sendDataCommand(assuanContext, command.c_str(), err);
+    const auto readers = Assuan::sendDataCommand(assuanContext, command.c_str(), err);
     if (err) {
         return result;
     }
 
-    const auto readers = hexdecode(readersData);
     result = split(readers, '\n');
     // remove empty entries; in particular, the last entry
     result.erase(std::remove_if(std::begin(result), std::end(result),
                                 std::mem_fn(&std::string::empty)),
                  std::end(result));
 
     return result;
 }