diff --git a/runtime/vm/unit_test.cc b/runtime/vm/unit_test.cc
index 8cbd3fc..55e8623 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/unit_test.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/unit_test.cc
@@ -693,8 +693,6 @@
     val = lib.EvaluateCompiledExpression(kernel_td, Array::empty_array(),
                                          param_values,
                                          TypeArguments::null_type_arguments());
-
-    free(const_cast<uint8_t*>(kernel_bytes));
   }
   return Api::NewHandle(thread, val.raw());
 }