diff --git a/include/exec/gen-icount.h b/include/exec/gen-icount.h
index aff35d6982..f6de79a6b4 100644
--- a/include/exec/gen-icount.h
+++ b/include/exec/gen-icount.h
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ static inline void gen_tb_start(const TranslationBlock *tb)
                        offsetof(ArchCPU, parent_obj.can_do_io) -
                        offsetof(ArchCPU, env));
     }
-
-    tcg_temp_free_i32(count);
 }
 
 static inline void gen_tb_end(const TranslationBlock *tb, int num_insns)