diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jsoniter/ReflectionCollectionDecoder.java b/src/main/java/com/jsoniter/ReflectionCollectionDecoder.java
index b82dfe91..2dcb6e9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jsoniter/ReflectionCollectionDecoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jsoniter/ReflectionCollectionDecoder.java
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ private Object decode_(JsonIterator iter) throws Exception {
         if (iter.readNull()) {
             return null;
         }
-        if (col == null) {
-            col = (Collection) this.ctor.newInstance();
-        } else {
-            col.clear();
-        }
+        col = (Collection) this.ctor.newInstance();
         while (iter.readArray()) {
             col.add(compTypeDecoder.decode(iter));
         }