diff --git a/libretroshare/src/util/dnsresolver.cc b/libretroshare/src/util/dnsresolver.cc
index 41636134d..f1bbd0e9f 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/util/dnsresolver.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/util/dnsresolver.cc
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ void DNSResolver::reset()
 
 	*_thread_running = false ;
 	_addr_map->clear();
-	_addr_map = NULL ;
 }
 
 bool DNSResolver::getIPAddressFromString(const std::string& server_name,struct in_addr& addr)