diff --git a/res/res_pjsip/location.c b/res/res_pjsip/location.c
index 04521842404feb6898d4e4129137fa108ebd5fc6..c070e7dbcebd041e798ad9c7b36129a12aadbac7 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip/location.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip/location.c
@@ -317,14 +317,6 @@ int ast_sip_location_update_contact(struct ast_sip_contact *contact)
 
 int ast_sip_location_delete_contact(struct ast_sip_contact *contact)
 {
-	void *contact_status_obj;
-
-	contact_status_obj = ast_sorcery_retrieve_by_id(ast_sip_get_sorcery(), CONTACT_STATUS, ast_sorcery_object_get_id(contact));
-	if (contact_status_obj) {
-		ast_sorcery_delete(ast_sip_get_sorcery(), contact_status_obj);
-		ao2_ref(contact_status_obj, -1);
-	}
-
 	return ast_sorcery_delete(ast_sip_get_sorcery(), contact);
 }