diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index 47c908dc8..5d5f9e55f 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -787,7 +787,6 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureWithBlur(const CTexture& tex, wlr_box* pBox,
             return;
         }
     }
-    pixman_region32_fini(&inverseOpaque);
 
     //                                                                        vvv TODO: layered blur fbs?
     const bool USENEWOPTIMIZE = (*PBLURNEWOPTIMIZE && m_pCurrentWindow && !m_pCurrentWindow->m_bIsFloating && m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->blurFB.m_cTex.m_iTexID && !g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(m_pCurrentWindow->m_iWorkspaceID));