diff --git a/src/libdap-python.c b/src/libdap-python.c
index f8c41d295b3ae15d084b4352c1c1b16d510bc428..58e4bb51dc0599b44201e21f25a5563437c7153a 100644
--- a/src/libdap-python.c
+++ b/src/libdap-python.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ static PyObject *dap_deinit(){
     log_it(L_DEBUG, "Config file closed.");
     dap_config_deinit();
     log_it(L_DEBUG, "Function dap_config_deinit done.");
-    dap_common_deinit();
-    log_it(L_DEBUG, "Function dap_common_deinit done.");
     log_it(L_DEBUG, "Function dap_deinit done.");
     return PyLong_FromLong(0);
 }