diff --git a/src/platform/OpenThread/GenericThreadStackManagerImpl_OpenThread_LwIP.cpp b/src/platform/OpenThread/GenericThreadStackManagerImpl_OpenThread_LwIP.cpp
index c81becc6a0dbbf..432a27b5ba6c2a 100644
--- a/src/platform/OpenThread/GenericThreadStackManagerImpl_OpenThread_LwIP.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/OpenThread/GenericThreadStackManagerImpl_OpenThread_LwIP.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ void GenericThreadStackManagerImpl_OpenThread_LwIP<ImplClass>::UpdateThreadInter
                             if (err != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
                             {
                                 ChipLogError(DeviceLayer, "Failed to Join Multicast Group: %s", err.AsString());
-                                it->Release();
                                 break;
                             }
                         }