diff --git a/src/net_socket.c b/src/net_socket.c
index 11b63202..767e91e9 100644
--- a/src/net_socket.c
+++ b/src/net_socket.c
@@ -630,7 +630,6 @@ void setup_outgoing_connection(outgoing_t *outgoing) {
 
 remove:
 	list_delete(outgoing_list, outgoing);
-	free(outgoing);
 }
 
 /*