diff --git a/msgpack-core/src/main/java/org/msgpack/core/MessageUnpacker.java b/msgpack-core/src/main/java/org/msgpack/core/MessageUnpacker.java
index f908eebed..8f246830e 100644
--- a/msgpack-core/src/main/java/org/msgpack/core/MessageUnpacker.java
+++ b/msgpack-core/src/main/java/org/msgpack/core/MessageUnpacker.java
@@ -503,19 +503,15 @@ public void skipValue() throws IOException {
                     break;
                 case ARRAY16:
                     remainingValues += readNextLength16();
-                    consume(2);
                     break;
                 case ARRAY32:
                     remainingValues += readNextLength32();
-                    consume(4);
                     break;
                 case MAP16:
                     remainingValues += readNextLength16() * 2;
-                    consume(2);
                     break;
                 case MAP32:
                     remainingValues += readNextLength32() * 2; // TODO check int overflow
-                    consume(2);
                     break;
                 case NEVER_USED:
                     throw new MessageFormatException(String.format("unknown code: %02x is found", b));