diff --git a/src/fury/util/buffer.cc b/src/fury/util/buffer.cc
index 3860c1dc4d..7127bef76f 100644
--- a/src/fury/util/buffer.cc
+++ b/src/fury/util/buffer.cc
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ Buffer::Buffer() {
 }
 
 Buffer::Buffer(Buffer &&buffer) noexcept {
-  if (own_data_) {
-    delete data_;
-    data_ = nullptr;
-  }
   data_ = buffer.data_;
   size_ = buffer.size_;
   own_data_ = buffer.own_data_;