diff --git a/src/query/src/qExecutor.c b/src/query/src/qExecutor.c
index 34d0108cbfb315e62eb6d016dc93a00bf3eb83c1..a50c17b8dbcfd95fdd49d4d9a28a54cdcbb30ba5 100644
--- a/src/query/src/qExecutor.c
+++ b/src/query/src/qExecutor.c
@@ -242,9 +242,6 @@ static void sortGroupResByOrderList(SGroupResInfo *pGroupResInfo, SQueryRuntimeE
   if (size <= 0) {
     return;
   }
-
-  taosArrayDestroy(columnOrderList);
-
   int32_t orderId = pRuntimeEnv->pQueryAttr->order.orderColId;
   if (orderId <= 0) {
     return;