diff --git a/src/ca/recvProcessThread.cpp b/src/ca/recvProcessThread.cpp
index 8b2f6b229..174591467 100644
--- a/src/ca/recvProcessThread.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/recvProcessThread.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ recvProcessThread::~recvProcessThread ()
 {
     this->signalShutDown ();
     this->exit.wait ();
-    delete &thread;
 }
 
 void recvProcessThread::run ()