diff --git a/testing/toxic/chat.c b/testing/toxic/chat.c
index 936eb868..ff7a1667 100644
--- a/testing/toxic/chat.c
+++ b/testing/toxic/chat.c
@@ -256,6 +256,5 @@ ToxWindow new_chat(int friendnum) {
   x->friendnum = friendnum;
 
   ret.x = (void*) x;
-  free(x);
   return ret;
 }