diff --git a/src/pkg/crypto/x509/root_windows.go b/src/pkg/crypto/x509/root_windows.go
index 8f7980ae4a6..7e8f2af4b0e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/crypto/x509/root_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/crypto/x509/root_windows.go
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ func createStoreContext(leaf *Certificate, opts *VerifyOptions) (*syscall.CertCo
 			}
 
 			err = syscall.CertAddCertificateContextToStore(handle, ctx, syscall.CERT_STORE_ADD_ALWAYS, nil)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-
-			err = syscall.CertFreeCertificateContext(ctx)
+			syscall.CertFreeCertificateContext(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}