diff --git a/sys/netinet/sctp_usrreq.c b/sys/netinet/sctp_usrreq.c
index aca81083769d..f415aca93675 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/sctp_usrreq.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/sctp_usrreq.c
@@ -1481,8 +1481,6 @@ sctp_do_connect_x(struct socket *so, struct sctp_inpcb *inp, void *optval,
 	sctp_connectx_helper_add(stcb, sa, (totaddr - 1), &error);
 	/* Fill in the return id */
 	if (error) {
-		(void)sctp_free_assoc(inp, stcb, SCTP_PCBFREE_FORCE,
-		    SCTP_FROM_SCTP_USRREQ + SCTP_LOC_7);
 		goto out_now;
 	}
 	a_id = (sctp_assoc_t *)optval;