diff --git a/src/V3Coverage.cpp b/src/V3Coverage.cpp
index 7f25d6b5b..d5ebea939 100644
--- a/src/V3Coverage.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Coverage.cpp
@@ -797,7 +797,6 @@ class CoverageVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
                         pair.first->second = varp;
                         if (m_ftaskp) {
                             varp->funcLocal(true);
-                            varp->lifetime(VLifetime::AUTOMATIC_EXPLICIT);
                             m_ftaskp->stmtsp()->addHereThisAsNext(varp);
                         } else {
                             m_modp->stmtsp()->addHereThisAsNext(varp);