diff --git a/src/app/gfx/snes_palette.cc b/src/app/gfx/snes_palette.cc
index 4e168026..f9e12ec4 100644
--- a/src/app/gfx/snes_palette.cc
+++ b/src/app/gfx/snes_palette.cc
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ SDL_Palette* SNESPalette::GetSDL_Palette() {
               << " G:" << color[i].g << " B:" << color[i].b << ")" << std::endl;
   }
   sdl_palette->colors = color.data();
-
-  // store the pointers to free them later
-  sdl_palettes_.push_back(sdl_palette);
   colors_.push_back(color);
 
   return sdl_palette.get();
diff --git a/src/app/gfx/snes_palette.h b/src/app/gfx/snes_palette.h
index e240e56b..4aa0a1f6 100644
--- a/src/app/gfx/snes_palette.h
+++ b/src/app/gfx/snes_palette.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class SNESPalette {
 
   int size_ = 0;
   std::vector<SNESColor> colors;
-  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<SDL_Palette>> sdl_palettes_;
   std::vector<SDL_Color*> colors_arrays_;
   std::vector<std::vector<SDL_Color>> colors_;
 };