diff --git a/src/cargo/core/resolver/mod.rs b/src/cargo/core/resolver/mod.rs
index a35f2d4643b..b8d14412130 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/resolver/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/resolver/mod.rs
@@ -142,9 +142,7 @@ pub fn resolve(
     let mut past_conflicting_activations = conflict_cache::ConflictCache::new();
 
     let resolver_ctx = loop {
-        let resolver_ctx = ResolverContext::new();
         let resolver_ctx = activate_deps_loop(
-            resolver_ctx,
             &mut registry,
             summaries,
             first_version,
@@ -199,13 +197,13 @@ pub fn resolve(
 /// If all dependencies can be activated and resolved to a version in the
 /// dependency graph, `cx` is returned.
 fn activate_deps_loop(
-    mut resolver_ctx: ResolverContext,
     registry: &mut RegistryQueryer<'_>,
     summaries: &[(Summary, ResolveOpts)],
     first_version: Option<VersionOrdering>,
     gctx: Option<&GlobalContext>,
     past_conflicting_activations: &mut conflict_cache::ConflictCache,
 ) -> CargoResult<ResolverContext> {
+    let mut resolver_ctx = ResolverContext::new();
     let mut backtrack_stack = Vec::new();
     let mut remaining_deps = RemainingDeps::new();