diff --git a/src/scriptfile.c b/src/scriptfile.c
index 5b1e43b..dec512a 100644
--- a/src/scriptfile.c
+++ b/src/scriptfile.c
@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@
 
 /*
  * If in a Vim9 autoload script return "name" with the autoload prefix for the
- * script.  If successful "name" is freed, the returned name is allocated.
+ * script.  If successful the returned name is allocated.
  * Otherwise it returns "name" unmodified.
  */
     char_u *
@@ -2221,7 +2221,6 @@
 	    {
 		vim_snprintf((char *)res, len, "%s%s",
 					     si->sn_autoload_prefix, basename);
-		vim_free(name);
 		return res;
 	    }
 	}