diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sock_fields.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sock_fields.c
index 9d211b5c22c4162205906bdbf18c6da77fcd5c7c..7d23166c77af5eb88130e48df644ef6a409a92bf 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sock_fields.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sock_fields.c
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ void serial_test_sock_fields(void)
 	test();
 
 done:
-	test_sock_fields__detach(skel);
 	test_sock_fields__destroy(skel);
 	if (child_cg_fd >= 0)
 		close(child_cg_fd);