diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 9b2b5e1c8..79ba0a15d 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -39594,7 +39594,6 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_PEM_write_bio_X509(void)
     BIO_free(input);
     BIO_free(output);
     X509_free(x509a);
-    X509_free(x509b);
 
     /* test CA and basicConstSet values are encoded when
      * the cert is a CA */