diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/executor/query_stats.c b/src/backend/distributed/executor/query_stats.c
index f37a99bbf..ce6179b96 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/executor/query_stats.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/executor/query_stats.c
@@ -759,9 +759,6 @@ citus_query_stats(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	LWLockRelease(queryStats->lock);
 
-	/* clean up and return the tuplestore */
-	tuplestore_donestoring(tupstore);
-
 	return (Datum) 0;
 }