diff --git a/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-plugin.c b/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-plugin.c
index 850bd9a3e3..c510e65b13 100644
--- a/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-plugin.c
+++ b/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-plugin.c
@@ -240,18 +240,6 @@ dispose (GObject *object)
 	G_OBJECT_CLASS (nm_dns_plugin_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
-static void
-finalize (GObject *object)
-{
-	NMDnsPlugin *self = NM_DNS_PLUGIN (object);
-	NMDnsPluginPrivate *priv = NM_DNS_PLUGIN_GET_PRIVATE (self);
-
-	g_free (priv->progname);
-	g_free (priv->pidfile);
-
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (nm_dns_plugin_parent_class)->finalize (object);
-}
-
 static void
 nm_dns_plugin_class_init (NMDnsPluginClass *plugin_class)
 {
@@ -261,7 +249,6 @@ nm_dns_plugin_class_init (NMDnsPluginClass *plugin_class)
 
 	/* virtual methods */
 	object_class->dispose = dispose;
-	object_class->finalize = finalize;
 	plugin_class->is_caching = is_caching;
 
 	/* signals */