diff --git a/examples/unix/c11/z_pub.c b/examples/unix/c11/z_pub.c
index f6f9e6bd5..5da6db5d8 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c11/z_pub.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c11/z_pub.c
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
     z_close(z_move(s));
 
-    if (value != default_value) {
-        free(value);
-    }
     return 0;
 }
 #else