diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index d26cb78f..66615809 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -7824,7 +7824,6 @@ void clean_up(void *memtofree1, void* memtofree2)
 
 #ifdef NCURSES
 	if(output_methods & TO_NCURSES) {
-		delwin(stdscr);
 		endwin();
 	}
 #endif