diff --git a/engines/director/resource.cpp b/engines/director/resource.cpp
index 3b20e9b2ebf..63651b581c9 100644
--- a/engines/director/resource.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/resource.cpp
@@ -461,8 +461,6 @@ Archive *Window::loadEXERIFX(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, uint32 offset)
 		warning("Window::loadEXERIFX(): Failed to load RIFX from EXE");
 		delete result;
 		result = nullptr;
-		delete stream;
-		stream = nullptr;
 	}
 	return result;
 }