diff --git a/src/ssb.rpc.c b/src/ssb.rpc.c
index 112435ac..9282b3c1 100644
--- a/src/ssb.rpc.c
+++ b/src/ssb.rpc.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,6 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_delete_blobs_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)
 
 static void _tf_ssb_rpc_delete_blobs_after_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, int status, void* user_data)
 {
-	tf_ssb_unref(ssb);
 }
 
 static void _tf_ssb_rpc_start_delete_callback(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)