diff --git a/ext/date/php_date.c b/ext/date/php_date.c
index 5f21fea8043..dc9eb995b8f 100644
--- a/ext/date/php_date.c
+++ b/ext/date/php_date.c
@@ -3822,7 +3822,6 @@ PHP_METHOD(DateTimeZone, __set_state)
 	tzobj = Z_PHPTIMEZONE_P(return_value);
 	if (!php_date_timezone_initialize_from_hash(&return_value, &tzobj, myht)) {
 		zend_throw_error(NULL, "Timezone initialization failed");
-		zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
 		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
 }