diff --git a/src/XrdCl/XrdClChannel.cc b/src/XrdCl/XrdClChannel.cc
index 5f6b0efa3b9..c968040cfe4 100644
--- a/src/XrdCl/XrdClChannel.cc
+++ b/src/XrdCl/XrdClChannel.cc
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ namespace XrdCl
   Channel::~Channel()
   {
     pTickGenerator->Invalidate();
-    pTaskManager->UnregisterTask( pTickGenerator );
     delete pStream;
     pTransport->FinalizeChannel( pChannelData );
   }