diff --git a/zecsy.hpp b/zecsy.hpp
index 218ce73..cf1aa29 100644
--- a/zecsy.hpp
+++ b/zecsy.hpp
@@ -158,12 +158,6 @@ namespace zecsy
         auto& pool = pools[id];
         auto index = pool.entity_to_index[e];
 
-        /*
-         * T may be non-POD, so I guess I should call a destructor here
-         */
-        auto comp_ptr = reinterpret_cast<T*>(&pool.data[index * sizeof(T)]);
-        comp_ptr->~T();
-
         pool.free_list.push_back(index);
         pool.entity_to_index.erase(e);
         pool.index_to_entity.erase(index);