diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc b/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc
index f81d15055..96070646a 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc
@@ -1413,9 +1413,7 @@ caStatus casStrmClient::createChanResponse (
         this->chanTable.remove ( *pChan->pChanI );
         this->chanList.remove ( *pChan->pChanI );
         pChan->pChanI->uninstallFromPV ( this->eventSys );
-		casPVI * pPVI = pChan->getPV()->pPVI;
         delete pChan->pChanI;
-        pPVI->deleteSignal ();
     }
 
     return status;