diff --git a/src/bun.js/bindings/napi.cpp b/src/bun.js/bindings/napi.cpp
index 3d3909d5e0..817d12a03b 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/bindings/napi.cpp
+++ b/src/bun.js/bindings/napi.cpp
@@ -1067,8 +1067,6 @@ extern "C" napi_status napi_remove_wrap(napi_env env, napi_value js_object,
     }
 
     external->m_value = nullptr;
-
-    ref->finalizer = Bun::NapiFinalizer {};
     globalObject->napiWraps()->remove(value.asCell());
 
     // don't delete the ref: if weak, it'll delete itself when the JS object is deleted;