diff --git a/tap/tcp_streams_map.go b/tap/tcp_streams_map.go
index 56fee4164..45c32ca7a 100644
--- a/tap/tcp_streams_map.go
+++ b/tap/tcp_streams_map.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package tap
 
 import (
 	"runtime"
-	_debug "runtime/debug"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ func (streamMap *tcpStreamMap) CloseTimedoutTcpStreamChannels() {
 	for {
 		<-ticker.C
 
-		_debug.FreeOSMemory()
 		streamMap.streams.Range(func(key interface{}, value interface{}) bool {
 			stream := value.(*tcpStream)
 			if stream.protoIdentifier.Protocol == nil {