diff --git a/sched/task/task_terminate.c b/sched/task/task_terminate.c
index 127ca5bcef0..0f63451771c 100644
--- a/sched/task/task_terminate.c
+++ b/sched/task/task_terminate.c
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ int nxtask_terminate(pid_t pid, bool nonblocking)
   /* Remove the task from the task list */
 
   dq_rem((FAR dq_entry_t *)dtcb, tasklist);
-  dtcb->task_state = TSTATE_TASK_INVALID;
 
   /* At this point, the TCB should no longer be accessible to the system */