diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/utils/maintenanced.c b/src/backend/distributed/utils/maintenanced.c
index 557f174cb..06cae5ae4 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/utils/maintenanced.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/utils/maintenanced.c
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ CitusMaintenanceDaemonMain(Datum main_arg)
 				prevStatsCollectionFailed = !CollectBasicUsageStatistics();
 
 				MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldContext);
+				MemoryContextDelete(statsCollectionContext);
 				prevStatsCollection = currentTime;
 			}
 #endif