diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapMailFolder.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapMailFolder.cpp
index d6c495e623e..d0c167ff546 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapMailFolder.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapMailFolder.cpp
@@ -528,8 +528,6 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsImapMailFolder::GetMessages(nsIEnumerator* *result)
     }
 	else
 		rv = NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER;
-
-    nsServiceManager::ReleaseService(kCImapService, imapService);
 	return rv;
 }