diff --git a/target_bigquery/gcs_stage.py b/target_bigquery/gcs_stage.py
index ba48d3c..5db04e2 100644
--- a/target_bigquery/gcs_stage.py
+++ b/target_bigquery/gcs_stage.py
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.client = gcs_client_factory(self._credentials)
         self.create_bucket_if_not_exists()
         self.buffer = Compressor()
-        self.buffer = Compressor()
         self.gcs_notification, self.gcs_notifier = target.pipe_cls(False)
         self.uris: List[str] = []
         self.increment_jobs_enqueued = target.increment_jobs_enqueued