diff --git a/src/EditorFeatures/Core/Implementation/GoToDefinition/GoToDefinitionCommandHandler.cs b/src/EditorFeatures/Core/Implementation/GoToDefinition/GoToDefinitionCommandHandler.cs
index c3fbe5b70c1bcc18352b08cb4859d19a896ef2bd..81af3c79d15d23d5523168bc670c6c5bd3d088cb 100644
--- a/src/EditorFeatures/Core/Implementation/GoToDefinition/GoToDefinitionCommandHandler.cs
+++ b/src/EditorFeatures/Core/Implementation/GoToDefinition/GoToDefinitionCommandHandler.cs
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ public CommandState GetCommandState(GoToDefinitionCommandArgs args, Func<Command
 
         public void ExecuteCommand(GoToDefinitionCommandArgs args, Action nextHandler)
         {
-            var textBuffer = args.SubjectBuffer;
-
             var caretPos = args.TextView.GetCaretPoint(args.SubjectBuffer);
-            if (caretPos.HasValue && TryExecuteCommand(textBuffer.CurrentSnapshot, caretPos.Value))
+            if (caretPos.HasValue && TryExecuteCommand(args.SubjectBuffer.CurrentSnapshot, caretPos.Value))
             {
                 return;
             }