diff --git a/src/detect-tos.c b/src/detect-tos.c
index 8beeb329eb..9944546711 100644
--- a/src/detect-tos.c
+++ b/src/detect-tos.c
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ DetectTosData *DetectTosParse(char *arg)
     return tosd;
 
 error:
-    if (tosd != NULL)
-        DetectTosFree(tosd);
     return NULL;
 }