diff --git a/lib/initend.c b/lib/initend.c
index bb37e00d..4e95fa97 100644
--- a/lib/initend.c
+++ b/lib/initend.c
@@ -502,8 +502,6 @@ xbps_end(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 	assert(xhp);
 
 	xbps_pkgdb_release(xhp);
-	xbps_rpool_release(xhp);
-	xbps_fetch_unset_cache_connection();
 }
 
 static void