diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index 70e8aa58d..2b1a574be 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -2974,8 +2974,6 @@ meta_display_unmanage_screen (MetaDisplay *display,
 {
   meta_verbose ("Unmanaging screen %d on display %s\n",
                 screen->number, display->name);
-
-  meta_screen_free (screen, timestamp);
   meta_display_close (display, timestamp);
 }