diff --git a/src/login/logind-dbus.c b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
index ec88c55a08..ae9b2cbf36 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-dbus.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
@@ -2330,7 +2330,6 @@ static void reset_scheduled_shutdown(Manager *m) {
         m->scheduled_shutdown_timeout = USEC_INFINITY;
         m->scheduled_shutdown_uid = UID_INVALID;
         m->scheduled_shutdown_tty = mfree(m->scheduled_shutdown_tty);
-        m->wall_message = mfree(m->wall_message);
         m->shutdown_dry_run = false;
 
         if (m->unlink_nologin) {