diff --git a/src/conf/capabilities.c b/src/conf/capabilities.c
index a782d92956..b89fa22d74 100644
--- a/src/conf/capabilities.c
+++ b/src/conf/capabilities.c
@@ -1631,9 +1631,6 @@ virCapabilitiesHostNUMAInitFake(virCapsHostNUMAPtr caps)
         }
     }
 
-    caps = g_new0(virCapsHostNUMA, 1);
-    caps->cells = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func(
-        (GDestroyNotify)virCapabilitiesFreeHostNUMACell);
     virCapabilitiesHostNUMAAddCell(caps, 0,
                                    nodeinfo.memory,
 #ifdef __linux__