diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/dns/mdns_responder.c b/subsys/net/lib/dns/mdns_responder.c
index 568899cc588..043878a4fe4 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/dns/mdns_responder.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/dns/mdns_responder.c
@@ -659,8 +659,6 @@ static int dispatcher_cb(void *my_ctx, int sock,
 		NET_DBG("%s read failed (%d)", "mDNS", ret);
 	}
 
-	net_buf_unref(dns_data);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/dns/resolve.c b/subsys/net/lib/dns/resolve.c
index ec25773b9f0..f8d7a2cb1a8 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/dns/resolve.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/dns/resolve.c
@@ -275,10 +275,6 @@ quit:
 	release_query(&ctx->queries[i]);
 
 free_buf:
-	if (dns_data) {
-		net_buf_unref(dns_data);
-	}
-
 	if (dns_cname) {
 		net_buf_unref(dns_cname);
 	}