diff --git a/src/animation.cpp b/src/animation.cpp
index 3a21c053906da7afd72f6d6345943fc21e73a8e5..36fbd85851323f69469e9ecfb88fc2cb86b1cdc0 100644
--- a/src/animation.cpp
+++ b/src/animation.cpp
@@ -919,8 +919,6 @@ bool Animation::openAnimationVideo(QString fileName)
     }
     else
     {
-        // Destroy anything that was before
-        free();
 #ifndef STEREO_DISABLED
         if (mCaptureStereo)
         {