diff --git a/ext/standard/url_scanner_ex.c b/ext/standard/url_scanner_ex.c
index 484ca0b5dd0..174afb9ad56 100644
--- a/ext/standard/url_scanner_ex.c
+++ b/ext/standard/url_scanner_ex.c
@@ -1061,8 +1061,6 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(url_scanner)
 PHP_MSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(url_scanner)
 {
 	UNREGISTER_INI_ENTRIES();
-	zend_hash_destroy(BG(url_adapt_state_ex).tags);
-	free(BG(url_adapt_state_ex).tags);
 
 	return SUCCESS;
 }