diff --git a/scene/resources/texture.cpp b/scene/resources/texture.cpp
index 60a9ca8f0f..7fb3ba5155 100644
--- a/scene/resources/texture.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/texture.cpp
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ Ref<Image> StreamTexture::load_image_from_file(FileAccess *f, int p_size_limit)
 			}
 
 			if (img.is_null() || img->empty()) {
-				memdelete(f);
 				ERR_FAIL_COND_V(img.is_null() || img->empty(), Ref<Image>());
 			}