diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
index d59c179b1ca..50c66752564 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
@@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ void ClientPrivate::sendPostponedDocumentUpdates(Schedule semanticTokensSchedule
 
 void ClientPrivate::handleResponse(const MessageId &id, const JsonRpcMessage &message)
 {
-    if (auto handler = m_responseHandlers[id])
+    if (auto handler = m_responseHandlers.take(id))
         handler(message);
 }