diff --git a/sample/dns-example.c b/sample/dns-example.c
index 2845cb99..f2c1e020 100644
--- a/sample/dns-example.c
+++ b/sample/dns-example.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ static void
 gai_callback(int err, struct evutil_addrinfo *ai, void *arg)
 {
 	const char *name = arg;
-	struct evutil_addrinfo *ai_first = NULL;
 	int i;
 	if (err) {
 		printf("%s: %s\n", name, evutil_gai_strerror(err));
@@ -95,8 +94,6 @@ gai_callback(int err, struct evutil_addrinfo *ai, void *arg)
 			printf("[%d] %s: %s\n",i,name,buf);
 		}
 	}
-	if (ai_first)
-		evutil_freeaddrinfo(ai_first);
 }
 
 static void