diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/common/timer.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/common/timer.c
index 2b4ae036b75..7547eecdbb6 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/common/timer.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/common/timer.c
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ int k_delayed_work_free(struct k_delayed_work *work)
     }
 
     osi_alarm_cancel(alarm);
-    osi_alarm_free(alarm);
     hash_map_erase(bm_alarm_hash_map, work);
 
     bt_mesh_alarm_unlock();