diff --git a/src/trinityrealm/RealmSocket.cpp b/src/trinityrealm/RealmSocket.cpp
index 581e2c0a65..7eb96cb96f 100644
--- a/src/trinityrealm/RealmSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/trinityrealm/RealmSocket.cpp
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ RealmSocket::~RealmSocket(void)
     if (msg_queue())
         msg_queue()->close();
 
-    if (input_buffer_.length() != 0)
-        input_buffer_.release();
-
     // delete RealmSocketObject must never be called from our code.
     closing_ = true;