diff --git a/src/libcamera/framebuffer_allocator.cpp b/src/libcamera/framebuffer_allocator.cpp
index dabd9219..94389735 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/framebuffer_allocator.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/framebuffer_allocator.cpp
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ int FrameBufferAllocator::free(Stream *stream)
 	if (iter == buffers_.end())
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	std::vector<std::unique_ptr<FrameBuffer>> &buffers = iter->second;
-	buffers.clear();
 	buffers_.erase(iter);
 
 	return 0;