diff --git a/ext/xsl/php_xsl.c b/ext/xsl/php_xsl.c
index dec7eb501eb2..1484d3891aa3 100644
--- a/ext/xsl/php_xsl.c
+++ b/ext/xsl/php_xsl.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ PHP_MSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(xsl)
 	xsltUnregisterExtModuleFunction ((const xmlChar *) "function",
 				   (const xmlChar *) "http://php.net/xsl");
 	xsltSetGenericErrorFunc(NULL, NULL);
-	xsltCleanupGlobals();
 
 	return SUCCESS;
 }