diff --git a/src/cfgutils.c b/src/cfgutils.c
index caa78068a..b0f40cdd1 100644
--- a/src/cfgutils.c
+++ b/src/cfgutils.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,6 @@ processProtocolEntry(config_t* config, yaml_document_t* doc, yaml_node_t* node)
                 DBG(NULL);
             }
             protocol_context = NULL;
-            destroyProtEntry(found);
             break;
         }
     }