diff --git a/common/draw.c b/common/draw.c
index fe194664..a0a1b09c 100644
--- a/common/draw.c
+++ b/common/draw.c
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ draw_text(draw_context_t *ctx, font_t *font,
             break;
         }
         draw_image(ctx, x, y, pdata->bg_resize ? area.height : 0, pdata->bg_image);
-        draw_image_delete(&pdata->bg_image);
     }
 
     pango_layout_set_width(ctx->layout,