diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSystem.c b/src/client/src/tscSystem.c
index ce0ceb689d..bb10f9fae9 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSystem.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSystem.c
@@ -236,10 +236,6 @@ void taos_cleanup(void) {
 
   if (tscEmbedded == 0) rpcCleanup();
 
-  if (tscEmbedded == 0) {
-    rpcCleanup();
-  }
-
   p = tscTmr;
   tscTmr = NULL;
   taosTmrCleanUp(p);