diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPChannel.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPChannel.cpp
index abfbc5405da3..e3133bcba82c 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPChannel.cpp
@@ -1328,8 +1328,6 @@ nsHTTPChannel::Open(void)
     {
         if (!mPipelinedRequest)
             mPipelinedRequest = pReq;
-        else
-            NS_RELEASE (pReq);
         
         rv = pReq -> WriteRequest ();