diff --git a/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssrc.c b/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssrc.c
index af9e3d25a7..43e61c39c9 100644
--- a/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssrc.c
+++ b/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssrc.c
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ static void gst_gnomevfssrc_close_file(GstGnomeVFSSrc *src)
 		close(src->fd);
 	} else {
 		gnome_vfs_close(src->handle);
-		gnome_vfs_handle_destroy(src->handle);
 	}
 
 	/* zero out a lot of our state */