diff --git a/command.c b/command.c
index 67a8892c2e..12671ca67d 100644
--- a/command.c
+++ b/command.c
@@ -2252,7 +2252,6 @@ TODO: Add a setting for these tweaks */
          break;
       case CMD_EVENT_CORE_INFO_DEINIT:
          core_info_deinit_list();
-         core_info_free_current_core();
          break;
       case CMD_EVENT_CORE_INFO_INIT:
          {