diff --git a/graphics/composer/aidl/vts/RenderEngineVts.cpp b/graphics/composer/aidl/vts/RenderEngineVts.cpp
index 66779c8cad..d0bc68979b 100644
--- a/graphics/composer/aidl/vts/RenderEngineVts.cpp
+++ b/graphics/composer/aidl/vts/RenderEngineVts.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ TestRenderEngine::TestRenderEngine(const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args) {
     mRenderEngine = ::android::renderengine::RenderEngine::create(args);
 }
 
-TestRenderEngine::~TestRenderEngine() {
-    mRenderEngine.release();
-}
+TestRenderEngine::~TestRenderEngine() {}
 
 void TestRenderEngine::setRenderLayers(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<TestLayer>> layers) {
     sort(layers.begin(), layers.end(),