diff --git a/src/rpi_driver.cpp b/src/rpi_driver.cpp
index 1e7bb3893344344d3f7869f62a7a67a2b1ae3cc9..a214197319fe2a5468b3f074df6d76ed8eea5a7a 100644
--- a/src/rpi_driver.cpp
+++ b/src/rpi_driver.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ rpi_driver::rpi_driver()
 }
 rpi_driver::~rpi_driver()
 {
-    rpi_driver::deinitialize();
 }
 
 void rpi_driver::initialize_i2c(unsigned int i2c_bus, unsigned int i2c_address, unsigned int interrupt_gpio_pin)