diff --git a/src/conky.cc b/src/conky.cc
index bfdd71df..4c53ab37 100644
--- a/src/conky.cc
+++ b/src/conky.cc
@@ -2419,7 +2419,6 @@ void clean_up(void *memtofree1, void* memtofree2)
 	free_desktop_info();
 #endif /* BUILD_X11 */
 
-	free_text_objects(&global_root_object);
 	free_and_zero(tmpstring1);
 	free_and_zero(tmpstring2);
 	free_and_zero(text_buffer);