diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/compress.c/compress_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/compress.c/compress_ut.c
index 5fbb92001..ee2e22c2b 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/compress.c/compress_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/compress.c/compress_ut.c
@@ -736,8 +736,6 @@ test_initdrivers(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 	static struct rte_mempool *orig_mbuf_mp;
-	struct comp_device_qp *dev_qp;
-	struct comp_device_qp *tmp_qp;
 
 	orig_mbuf_mp = g_mbuf_mp;
 	g_mbuf_mp = NULL;
@@ -820,12 +818,6 @@ test_initdrivers(void)
 	rc = vbdev_init_compress_drivers();
 	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
 
-	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(dev_qp, &g_comp_device_qp, link, tmp_qp) {
-		TAILQ_REMOVE(&g_comp_device_qp, dev_qp, link);
-		free(dev_qp->device);
-		free(dev_qp);
-	}
-
 	g_mbuf_mp = orig_mbuf_mp;
 }