diff --git a/tests/unittests/torture_pki.c b/tests/unittests/torture_pki.c
index 7f8c68dd..a1c1c53b 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/torture_pki.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/torture_pki.c
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ static void teardown(void **state) {
 
     unlink(LIBSSH_RSA_TESTKEY);
     unlink(LIBSSH_RSA_TESTKEY ".pub");
-
-    ssh_free(*state);
 }
 
 static char *read_file(const char *filename) {