diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/imagecontainer.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/imagecontainer.cpp
index 87505ca4580ae5eea45a634a5c3317ea6befa6b1..497bb57d07651608235dfd899faf5aa143794cd2 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/imagecontainer.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/imagecontainer.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ static SharedMemory *createSharedMemory(qint32 key, int byteCount)
 
         if (!sharedMemory->isAttached()) {
             globalSharedMemoryContainer()->remove(key);
-            delete sharedMemory;
             sharedMemory = 0;
         }
     }