diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/lib/packet/PacketCustom.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/lib/packet/PacketCustom.java
index e83eb110..72aa90b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/lib/packet/PacketCustom.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/lib/packet/PacketCustom.java
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ public static void assignHandshakeHandler(Object channelKey, IHandshakeHandler h
     public PacketCustom(ByteBuf payload) {
         byte[] bytes = new byte[payload.readableBytes()];
         payload.readBytes(bytes);
-        payload.release();
         buf = Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(bytes);
 
         type = readUnsignedByte();