1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/spawn.c b/spawn.c
index 8be26fa3..2a588b6b 100644
--- a/spawn.c
+++ b/spawn.c
@@ -170,10 +170,8 @@ spawn_window(struct spawn_context *sc, char **cause)
 	/* Spawn the pane. */
 	wp = spawn_pane(sc, cause);
 	if (wp == NULL) {
-		if (~sc->flags & SPAWN_RESPAWN) {
-			window_destroy(w);
+		if (~sc->flags & SPAWN_RESPAWN)
 			winlink_remove(&s->windows, sc->wl);
-		}
 		return (NULL);
 	}