diff --git a/src/flb_processor.c b/src/flb_processor.c
index 98d6df1672d..a7a6e2b20d9 100644
--- a/src/flb_processor.c
+++ b/src/flb_processor.c
@@ -685,8 +685,6 @@ int flb_processor_run(struct flb_processor *proc,
         *out_size = cur_size;
     }
 
-    flb_log_event_encoder_claim_internal_buffer_ownership(p_ins->log_encoder);
-
     return 0;
 }