diff --git a/ssl/s3_lib.c b/ssl/s3_lib.c
index c2f964d1941d77cb5c808ed02c112383c9789723..bd860d6fde02a7cc8493d3bacbe010d62b9a695d 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_lib.c
@@ -3152,7 +3152,6 @@ void ssl3_clear(SSL *s)
     if (s->s3->tmp.ca_names != NULL)
         sk_X509_NAME_pop_free(s->s3->tmp.ca_names, X509_NAME_free);
 
-    SSL3_RECORD_release(RECORD_LAYER_get_rrec(&s->rlayer));
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_DH
     DH_free(s->s3->tmp.dh);
     s->s3->tmp.dh = NULL;