diff --git a/src/modules/battery/e_mod_udev.c b/src/modules/battery/e_mod_udev.c
index 81608afe4..08f17c546 100644
--- a/src/modules/battery/e_mod_udev.c
+++ b/src/modules/battery/e_mod_udev.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ _battery_udev_battery_update_poll(void *data)
     if (test) \
       { \
          TYPE->VALUE = strtod(test, NULL); \
-         eina_stringshare_del(test); \
       } \
   while (0)