diff --git a/src/utils.cc b/src/utils.cc
index b716edda8c6..be69af6e759 100644
--- a/src/utils.cc
+++ b/src/utils.cc
@@ -610,7 +610,6 @@ utils::makePlots(const RooAbsPdf &pdf, const RooAbsData &data, const char *signa
 	      if (rebinFactor>1) ds->plotOn(ret.back(), RooFit::DataError(RooAbsData::Poisson));
 	      else ds->plotOn(ret.back(), RooFit::DataError(RooAbsData::Poisson),RooFit::Binning(""));
 	    }
-            delete ds;
         }
         delete datasets;
     } else if (pdf.canBeExtended()) {