diff --git a/ext/curl/multi.c b/ext/curl/multi.c
index 9a4ea0702cf..dbc8087a048 100644
--- a/ext/curl/multi.c
+++ b/ext/curl/multi.c
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(curl_multi_remove_handle)
 	ZEND_FETCH_RESOURCE(mh, php_curlm *, &z_mh, -1, le_curl_multi_handle_name, le_curl_multi_handle);
 	ZEND_FETCH_RESOURCE(ch, php_curl *, &z_ch, -1, le_curl_name, le_curl);
 
-	zval_ptr_dtor(&z_ch);
-
 	--ch->uses;
 	
 	RETURN_LONG((long) curl_multi_remove_handle(mh->multi, ch->cp));