diff --git a/townengine/textures/textures.c b/townengine/textures/textures.c
index fd0a56e..145bd40 100644
--- a/townengine/textures/textures.c
+++ b/townengine/textures/textures.c
@@ -521,7 +521,6 @@ void textures_bind_repeating(const struct texture_cache *cache, t_texture_key ke
                          texture.data->pixels);
 
             SDL_UnlockSurface(texture.data);
-            SDL_FreeSurface(texture.data);
 
             cache->hash[key.id].value.repeating_texture = repeating_texture;