diff --git a/ssl/ssl_test.cc b/ssl/ssl_test.cc
index a0dcfda5..d0591bdd 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_test.cc
+++ b/ssl/ssl_test.cc
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ static bool CipherGetRFCName(std::string *out, uint16_t value) {
   }
   char *rfc_name = SSL_CIPHER_get_rfc_name(cipher);
   out->assign(rfc_name);
-  OPENSSL_free(rfc_name);
   return true;
 }