diff --git a/src/mlt++/MltRepository.cpp b/src/mlt++/MltRepository.cpp
index 47a598bc..45522e40 100644
--- a/src/mlt++/MltRepository.cpp
+++ b/src/mlt++/MltRepository.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ Repository::Repository( mlt_repository repository ) :
Repository::~Repository( )
{
- if ( instance )
- mlt_repository_close( instance );
instance = NULL;
}