diff --git a/contrib/ldapc++/src/LDAPMessageQueue.cpp b/contrib/ldapc++/src/LDAPMessageQueue.cpp
index 6aed87b32b..ac8dd3dd34 100644
--- a/contrib/ldapc++/src/LDAPMessageQueue.cpp
+++ b/contrib/ldapc++/src/LDAPMessageQueue.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ LDAPMsg *LDAPMessageQueue::getNext(){
         ret = req->getNextMessage();
     }catch(LDAPException e){
         //do some clean up
-        delete req;
         m_activeReq.top();
         throw;   
     }