diff --git a/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c
index b290629a45..9ab4034179 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c
@@ -1707,7 +1707,6 @@ DefineRange(ParseState *pstate, CreateRangeStmt *stmt)
 	/* Create cast from the range type to its multirange type */
 	CastCreate(typoid, multirangeOid, castFuncOid, 'e', 'f', DEPENDENCY_INTERNAL);
 
-	pfree(multirangeTypeName);
 	pfree(multirangeArrayName);
 
 	return address;