diff --git a/servers/slapd/connection.c b/servers/slapd/connection.c
index f6c756cb7674090178156d06a677c58041620ad5..2f6759d4815c635d269ace201f65d7a1991136d3 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/connection.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/connection.c
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ int connections_destroy(void)
 			ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_destroy( &connections[i].c_write_mutex );
 			ldap_pvt_thread_cond_destroy( &connections[i].c_write_cv );
 		}
-
-		free( &connections[i] );
 	}
 
 	free( connections );