diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
index 50f8912c13..1ae41f776d 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
@@ -5187,12 +5187,6 @@ GetRelationPublicationActions(Relation relation)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (relation->rd_pubactions)
-	{
-		pfree(relation->rd_pubactions);
-		relation->rd_pubactions = NULL;
-	}
-
 	/* Now save copy of the actions in the relcache entry. */
 	oldcxt = MemoryContextSwitchTo(CacheMemoryContext);
 	relation->rd_pubactions = palloc(sizeof(PublicationActions));