diff --git a/src/util/cmdline.cpp b/src/util/cmdline.cpp
index a71ca546879..ef61ff89a78 100644
--- a/src/util/cmdline.cpp
+++ b/src/util/cmdline.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ cmdlinet::cmdlinet()
 
 cmdlinet::~cmdlinet()
 {
-  clear();
 }
 
 void cmdlinet::clear()