diff --git a/examples/composition/composed-svc-daemon.c b/examples/composition/composed-svc-daemon.c
index ed13432448e38767a7798e4927e63eb2329a28a6..93ea5d14c12902ebc9ee6eef076fa3b8e155e247 100644
--- a/examples/composition/composed-svc-daemon.c
+++ b/examples/composition/composed-svc-daemon.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     hg_addr_t addr_self;
     char addr_self_string[128];
     hg_size_t addr_self_string_sz = 128;
-    ABT_xstream svc1_xstream2;
     ABT_pool *handler_pool;
     char* svc_list;
     char* svc;
@@ -194,9 +193,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         HG_Addr_free(margo_get_class(mid, relay_addr);
 #endif
 
-    ABT_xstream_join(svc1_xstream2);
-    ABT_xstream_free(&svc1_xstream2);
-
     ABT_finalize();
 
     HG_Context_destroy(hg_context);