diff --git a/src/drivers/transponder/sagetech_mxs/SagetechMXS.cpp b/src/drivers/transponder/sagetech_mxs/SagetechMXS.cpp
index 379f651be9..b11f13f237 100644
--- a/src/drivers/transponder/sagetech_mxs/SagetechMXS.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/transponder/sagetech_mxs/SagetechMXS.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ SagetechMXS::SagetechMXS(const char *port) :
 
 SagetechMXS::~SagetechMXS()
 {
-	free((char *)_port);
-
 	if (!(_fd < 0)) {
 		close(_fd);
 	}