diff --git a/desktop-shell/input-panel.c b/desktop-shell/input-panel.c
index 47bd73c1..435cd5d6 100644
--- a/desktop-shell/input-panel.c
+++ b/desktop-shell/input-panel.c
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ bind_input_panel(struct wl_client *client,
 
 	wl_resource_post_error(resource, WL_DISPLAY_ERROR_INVALID_OBJECT,
 			       "interface object already bound");
-	wl_resource_destroy(resource);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/desktop-shell/shell.c b/desktop-shell/shell.c
index 5a613f1e..250cf884 100644
--- a/desktop-shell/shell.c
+++ b/desktop-shell/shell.c
@@ -5347,7 +5347,6 @@ bind_desktop_shell(struct wl_client *client,
 
 	wl_resource_post_error(resource, WL_DISPLAY_ERROR_INVALID_OBJECT,
 			       "permission to bind desktop_shell denied");
-	wl_resource_destroy(resource);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -5431,7 +5430,6 @@ bind_screensaver(struct wl_client *client,
 
 	wl_resource_post_error(resource, WL_DISPLAY_ERROR_INVALID_OBJECT,
 			       "interface object already bound");
-	wl_resource_destroy(resource);
 }
 
 struct switcher {
diff --git a/src/screenshooter.c b/src/screenshooter.c
index 369e9204..9ae0d29c 100644
--- a/src/screenshooter.c
+++ b/src/screenshooter.c
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ bind_shooter(struct wl_client *client,
 	if (client != shooter->client) {
 		wl_resource_post_error(resource, WL_DISPLAY_ERROR_INVALID_OBJECT,
 				       "screenshooter failed: permission denied");
-		wl_resource_destroy(resource);
 	}
 
 	wl_resource_set_implementation(resource, &screenshooter_implementation,
diff --git a/src/text-backend.c b/src/text-backend.c
index d6a6f3b3..1d549d43 100644
--- a/src/text-backend.c
+++ b/src/text-backend.c
@@ -790,14 +790,12 @@ bind_input_method(struct wl_client *client,
 	if (input_method->input_method_binding != NULL) {
 		wl_resource_post_error(resource, WL_DISPLAY_ERROR_INVALID_OBJECT,
 				       "interface object already bound");
-		wl_resource_destroy(resource);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (text_backend->input_method.client != client) {
 		wl_resource_post_error(resource, WL_DISPLAY_ERROR_INVALID_OBJECT,
 				       "permission to bind input_method denied");
-		wl_resource_destroy(resource);
 		return;
 	}