diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index adad5bed..c0757cbe 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ version 1.2.48beta01 [Febuary 27, 2012]
     the string terminators (Franke Busse).
 
 version 1.2.48beta02 [February 27, 2012]
+  Removed the png_free() of unused png_ptr->current_text from pngread.c.
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f1960ecd..c39cb48c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2760,6 +2760,7 @@ version 1.2.48beta01 [February 27, 2012]
     the string terminators (Franke Busse).
 
 version 1.2.48beta02 [February 27, 2012]
+  Removed the png_free() of unused png_ptr->current_text from pngread.c.
 
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diff --git a/pngread.c b/pngread.c
index 8b7fdb08..c2d89431 100644
--- a/pngread.c
+++ b/pngread.c
@@ -1300,12 +1300,6 @@ png_read_destroy(png_structp png_ptr, png_infop info_ptr,
    png_free(png_ptr, png_ptr->save_buffer);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef PNG_PROGRESSIVE_READ_SUPPORTED
-#ifdef PNG_TEXT_SUPPORTED
-   png_free(png_ptr, png_ptr->current_text);
-#endif /* PNG_TEXT_SUPPORTED */
-#endif /* PNG_PROGRESSIVE_READ_SUPPORTED */
-
    /* Save the important info out of the png_struct, in case it is
     * being used again.
     */