1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index a93900a5e2..9138d235ef 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -1178,7 +1178,6 @@ obj_free(obj)
       case T_FILE:
 	if (RANY(obj)->as.file.fptr) {
 	    rb_io_fptr_finalize(RANY(obj)->as.file.fptr);
-	    RUBY_CRITICAL(free(RANY(obj)->as.file.fptr));
 	}
 	break;
       case T_ICLASS: