diff --git a/libretro-common/net/net_http.c b/libretro-common/net/net_http.c
index 8b425cb7a588..486459af9b16 100644
--- a/libretro-common/net/net_http.c
+++ b/libretro-common/net/net_http.c
@@ -878,10 +878,8 @@ struct http_t *net_http_new(struct http_connection_t *conn)
 
       if ((state->data = (char*)malloc(state->buflen)))
       {
-         if ((state->headers = string_list_new()) &&
-             string_list_initialize(state->headers))
+         if ((state->headers = string_list_new()) != NULL)
             return state;
-         string_list_free(state->headers);
       }
       free(state);
    }