diff --git a/src/racket/gc2/newgc.c b/src/racket/gc2/newgc.c
index 20b90d748c..b89948ff00 100644
--- a/src/racket/gc2/newgc.c
+++ b/src/racket/gc2/newgc.c
@@ -1506,7 +1506,6 @@ void GC_dispose_short_message_allocator(void *param) {
       exit(1);
     }
     free_orphaned_page(gc, tmp);
-    free_mpage(tmp);
   }
   free(msgm);
 }