diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 0cce58ea1..f419e0ac5 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -2322,8 +2322,6 @@ operate(struct Configurable *config, int argc, char *argv[])
       if(config->headerfile && !headerfilep && heads.stream)
         fclose(heads.stream);
 
-      if(urlbuffer)
-        free(urlbuffer);
       if (outfile && !strequal(outfile, "-") && outs.stream)
         fclose(outs.stream);