diff --git a/service.c b/service.c
index 2ec50b19..8fc7d52e 100755
--- a/service.c
+++ b/service.c
@@ -629,7 +629,6 @@ recreate:
 
 		if (inetd_new(&svc->inetd, name, service, proto, forking, svc)) {
 			_e("Failed registering new inetd service %s.", service);
-			inetd_del(&svc->inetd);
 			return svc_del(svc);
 		}