diff --git a/src/dpp/sslclient.cpp b/src/dpp/sslclient.cpp
index 845ab4adcb..428bdebe32 100644
--- a/src/dpp/sslclient.cpp
+++ b/src/dpp/sslclient.cpp
@@ -650,9 +650,6 @@ void ssl_client::cleanup()
 {
 	this->close();
 	if (!keepalive) {
-		if (ssl != nullptr) {
-			SSL_free(ssl->ssl);
-		}
 		delete ssl;
 	}
 }