diff --git a/libavcodec/libx264.c b/libavcodec/libx264.c
index b0cca65a7c..1b6f55f801 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libx264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libx264.c
@@ -170,14 +170,6 @@ static av_cold int X264_close(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     if (x4->enc)
         x264_encoder_close(x4->enc);
 
-    av_free(x4->preset);
-    av_free(x4->tune);
-    av_free(x4->profile);
-    av_free(x4->level);
-    av_free(x4->stats);
-    av_free(x4->weightp);
-    av_free(x4->x264opts);
-
     return 0;
 }