diff --git a/include/sta/StringUtil.hh b/include/sta/StringUtil.hh
index c661d472..0b1e547d 100644
--- a/include/sta/StringUtil.hh
+++ b/include/sta/StringUtil.hh
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ stringDeleteCheck(const char *str);
 inline void
 stringDelete(const char *str)
 {
-  stringDeleteCheck(str);
   delete [] str;
 }