diff --git a/src/complete.rs b/src/complete.rs
index fa581f84d..345babfb6 100644
--- a/src/complete.rs
+++ b/src/complete.rs
@@ -908,7 +908,6 @@ fn short_option_pos(&mut self, arg: &wstr, options: &[CompleteEntryOpt]) -> Opti
             return None;
         }
 
-        let mut seen_short_options = HashSet::new();
         for (pos, arg_char) in arg.chars().enumerate().skip(1) {
             let matched = options.iter().find(|o| {
                 o.typ == CompleteOptionType::Short
@@ -920,9 +919,6 @@ fn short_option_pos(&mut self, arg: &wstr, options: &[CompleteEntryOpt]) -> Opti
                 if matched.result_mode.requires_param {
                     return Some(pos);
                 }
-                if !seen_short_options.insert(arg_char) {
-                    return None;
-                }
             } else {
                 // The first character after the dash is not a valid option.
                 if pos == 1 {
diff --git a/tests/checks/complete.fish b/tests/checks/complete.fish
index 21ab96bc2..d0ef6b0f3 100644
--- a/tests/checks/complete.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/complete.fish
@@ -153,10 +153,11 @@ end
 complete -c repeated_short_options -f -s h
 complete -c repeated_short_options -f -s v
 complete -c repeated_short_options -f -s x
-complete -C'repeated_short_options -xx' | count
-# CHECK: 0
-complete -C'repeated_short_options -xxh' | count
-# CHECK: 0
+complete -C'repeated_short_options -xx'
+# CHECK: -xxh
+# CHECK: -xxv
+complete -C'repeated_short_options -xxh'
+# CHECK: -xxhv
 complete -C'repeated_short_options -x'
 # CHECK: -xh
 # CHECK: -xv