diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/EntryImpl.java b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/EntryImpl.java
index d9ed49cdd52f5ad815d87b6670157a67458d5afe..d04661c8978e0ddcade4fb5a4ef450b209dc384c 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/EntryImpl.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/EntryImpl.java
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ final class EntryImpl extends AbstractReferenceCounted implements Entry, Compara
         entry.entryId = other.entryId;
         entry.data = RecyclableDuplicateByteBuf.create(other.data);
         entry.setRefCnt(1);
-        entry.data.retain();
         return entry;
     }