diff --git a/source4/ntvfs/simple/svfs.h b/source4/ntvfs/simple/svfs.h
index 373e6dc1263..98ce6469a2e 100644
--- a/source4/ntvfs/simple/svfs.h
+++ b/source4/ntvfs/simple/svfs.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ struct svfs_file {
 
 struct search_state {
 	struct search_state *next, *prev;
-	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx;
 	uint16_t handle;
 	uint_t current_index;
 	struct svfs_dir *dir;
diff --git a/source4/ntvfs/simple/vfs_simple.c b/source4/ntvfs/simple/vfs_simple.c
index 8bce111e9c6..11840c89801 100644
--- a/source4/ntvfs/simple/vfs_simple.c
+++ b/source4/ntvfs/simple/vfs_simple.c
@@ -748,7 +748,6 @@ static NTSTATUS svfs_search_first(struct smbsrv_request *req, union smb_search_f
 	struct svfs_private *private = req->tcon->ntvfs_private;
 	struct search_state *search;
 	union smb_search_data file;
-	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx;
 	uint_t max_count;
 
 	if (io->generic.level != RAW_SEARCH_BOTH_DIRECTORY_INFO) {
@@ -764,7 +763,6 @@ static NTSTATUS svfs_search_first(struct smbsrv_request *req, union smb_search_f
 
 	dir = svfs_list(private, req, io->t2ffirst.in.pattern);
 	if (!dir) {
-		talloc_free(mem_ctx);
 		return NT_STATUS_FOOBAR;
 	}