diff --git a/src/sbbs3/netmail.cpp b/src/sbbs3/netmail.cpp
index 2ccfdefece96edbeb971bb6efd8eaf05644cceaa..6bde1c9e21ad7c5d7199f44a9a3e3ea1385e1a34 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/netmail.cpp
+++ b/src/sbbs3/netmail.cpp
@@ -1379,7 +1379,6 @@ bool sbbs_t::qnetmail(const char *into, const char *subj, long mode, smb_t* resm
 	smb_close_da(&smb);
 
 	if(offset < 0) {
-		smb_freemsgdat(&smb,offset,length,1);
 		smb_unlocksmbhdr(&smb);
 		smb_close(&smb);
 		smb_stack(&smb,SMB_STACK_POP);