diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
index 8d6dac3907e..48a9febcf91 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -837,7 +837,6 @@ void ScriptEditor::_file_dialog_action(String p_file) {
 			Error err;
 			FileAccess *file = FileAccess::open(p_file, FileAccess::WRITE, &err);
 			if (err) {
-				memdelete(file);
 				editor->show_warning(TTR("Error writing TextFile:") + "\n" + p_file, TTR("Error!"));
 				break;
 			}