diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/tcp/btl_tcp_component.c b/opal/mca/btl/tcp/btl_tcp_component.c
index a979a0f8e7..4b9711531b 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/tcp/btl_tcp_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/tcp/btl_tcp_component.c
@@ -443,10 +443,7 @@ static int mca_btl_tcp_component_close(void)
         OBJ_RELEASE(event);
     }
 
-    if (NULL != mca_btl_tcp_component.tcp_local) {
-        opal_proc_table_remove_value(&mca_btl_tcp_component.tcp_procs, opal_proc_local_get()->proc_name);
-        OBJ_RELEASE(mca_btl_tcp_component.tcp_local);
-    }
+    opal_proc_table_remove_value(&mca_btl_tcp_component.tcp_procs, opal_proc_local_get()->proc_name);
 
     /* release resources */
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mca_btl_tcp_component.tcp_procs);