diff --git a/media/libstagefright/MPEG4Extractor.cpp b/media/libstagefright/MPEG4Extractor.cpp
index 3608bad..a14d05e 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/MPEG4Extractor.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/MPEG4Extractor.cpp
@@ -4624,8 +4624,6 @@
         }
         if (size > mBuffer->size()) {
             ALOGE("buffer too small: %zu > %zu", size, mBuffer->size());
-            mBuffer->release();
-            mBuffer = NULL;
             return ERROR_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL;
         }
     }
@@ -4918,8 +4916,6 @@
         }
         if (size > mBuffer->size()) {
             ALOGE("buffer too small: %zu > %zu", size, mBuffer->size());
-            mBuffer->release();
-            mBuffer = NULL;
             return ERROR_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL;
         }
     }