diff --git a/lib/http.js b/lib/http.js
index 404eefdbb1..6fc42f0410 100644
--- a/lib/http.js
+++ b/lib/http.js
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@ function Client ( ) {
 
   self.addListener("end", function () {
     parser.finish();
-    freeParser(parser);
 
     debug("self got end closing. readyState = " + self.readyState);
     self.close();