diff --git a/classes/XDUser.php b/classes/XDUser.php
index e2394cdd83..83017253a2 100644
--- a/classes/XDUser.php
+++ b/classes/XDUser.php
@@ -1167,8 +1167,6 @@ public function removeUser()
             ':id' => $this->_id,
         ));
 
-        unset($this);
-
     }//removeUser
 
     // ---------------------------