diff --git a/examples/nv_ray_tracing_basic/nv_ray_tracing_basic.cpp b/examples/nv_ray_tracing_basic/nv_ray_tracing_basic.cpp
index 6a350a3f..be89c470 100644
--- a/examples/nv_ray_tracing_basic/nv_ray_tracing_basic.cpp
+++ b/examples/nv_ray_tracing_basic/nv_ray_tracing_basic.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ public:
 	VkDeviceSize copyShaderIdentifier(uint8_t* data, const uint8_t* shaderHandleStorage, uint32_t groupIndex) {
 		const uint32_t shaderGroupHandleSize = rayTracingProperties.shaderGroupHandleSize;
 		memcpy(data, shaderHandleStorage + groupIndex * shaderGroupHandleSize, shaderGroupHandleSize);
-		data += shaderGroupHandleSize;
 		return shaderGroupHandleSize;
 	}
 
diff --git a/examples/nv_ray_tracing_reflections/nv_ray_tracing_reflections.cpp b/examples/nv_ray_tracing_reflections/nv_ray_tracing_reflections.cpp
index 40ef233b..e180802a 100644
--- a/examples/nv_ray_tracing_reflections/nv_ray_tracing_reflections.cpp
+++ b/examples/nv_ray_tracing_reflections/nv_ray_tracing_reflections.cpp
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@ public:
 	VkDeviceSize copyShaderIdentifier(uint8_t* data, const uint8_t* shaderHandleStorage, uint32_t groupIndex) {
 		const uint32_t shaderGroupHandleSize = rayTracingProperties.shaderGroupHandleSize;
 		memcpy(data, shaderHandleStorage + groupIndex * shaderGroupHandleSize, shaderGroupHandleSize);
-		data += shaderGroupHandleSize;
 		return shaderGroupHandleSize;
 	}
 
diff --git a/examples/nv_ray_tracing_shadows/nv_ray_tracing_shadows.cpp b/examples/nv_ray_tracing_shadows/nv_ray_tracing_shadows.cpp
index 7065566f..704d8365 100644
--- a/examples/nv_ray_tracing_shadows/nv_ray_tracing_shadows.cpp
+++ b/examples/nv_ray_tracing_shadows/nv_ray_tracing_shadows.cpp
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ public:
 	VkDeviceSize copyShaderIdentifier(uint8_t* data, const uint8_t* shaderHandleStorage, uint32_t groupIndex) {
 		const uint32_t shaderGroupHandleSize = rayTracingProperties.shaderGroupHandleSize;
 		memcpy(data, shaderHandleStorage + groupIndex * shaderGroupHandleSize, shaderGroupHandleSize);
-		data += shaderGroupHandleSize;
 		return shaderGroupHandleSize;
 	}