diff --git a/libavcodec/videotoolboxenc.c b/libavcodec/videotoolboxenc.c
index 3ed1f646cf..07911469f0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/videotoolboxenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/videotoolboxenc.c
@@ -1275,7 +1275,6 @@ static av_cold int vtenc_close(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
     if(!vtctx->session) return 0;
 
-    VTCompressionSessionInvalidate(vtctx->session);
     pthread_cond_destroy(&vtctx->cv_sample_sent);
     pthread_mutex_destroy(&vtctx->lock);
     CFRelease(vtctx->session);