diff --git a/lib/hdb/db.c b/lib/hdb/db.c
index 9686de176..6d5d3ab8a 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/db.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/db.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ DB_fetch(krb5_context context, HDB *db, hdb_entry *entry)
     data.length = value.size;
     
     hdb_value2entry(context, &data, entry);
-    krb5_data_free(&data);
     return 0;
 }