diff --git a/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_dnode/src/dmHandle.c b/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_dnode/src/dmHandle.c
index 91d73c9dd7..a17db20773 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_dnode/src/dmHandle.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_dnode/src/dmHandle.c
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ void dmSendNotifyReq(SDnodeMgmt *pMgmt, SNotifyReq *pReq) {
   int32_t contLen = tSerializeSNotifyReq(NULL, 0, pReq);
   void   *pHead = rpcMallocCont(contLen);
   tSerializeSNotifyReq(pHead, contLen, pReq);
-  tFreeSNotifyReq(&req);
 
   SRpcMsg rpcMsg = {.pCont = pHead,
                     .contLen = contLen,