diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c b/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c
index 3a174e3ac..375371d9e 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c
@@ -806,7 +806,6 @@ char *basilisk_bitcoinrawtx(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coi
             if ( txfee == 0 )
             {
                 txfee = iguana_esttxfee(myinfo,coin,rawtx,0,vins != 0 ? cJSON_GetArraySize(vins): 0);
-                free(rawtx);
                 if ( vins != 0 )
                     free_json(vins), vins = 0;
                 rawtx = iguana_calcrawtx(myinfo,coin,&vins,txobj,amount,changeaddr,txfee,addresses,minconf,oplen!=0?buf:0,oplen+offset,burnamount,remoteaddr,V,0);