diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
index 47331e3b520..499aa822293 100644
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
@@ -6038,7 +6038,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(parse_ini_string)
 
 	array_init(return_value);
 	if (zend_parse_ini_string(string, 0, scanner_mode, ini_parser_cb, return_value TSRMLS_CC) == FAILURE) {
-		zend_hash_destroy(Z_ARRVAL_P(return_value));
 		zval_dtor(return_value);
 		RETVAL_FALSE;
 	}