diff --git a/components/util/deque/mod.rs b/components/util/deque/mod.rs
index bf0a82693bd..b98c872cf0f 100644
--- a/components/util/deque/mod.rs
+++ b/components/util/deque/mod.rs
@@ -168,12 +168,10 @@ impl<T: Send> BufferPool<T> {
     }
 
     fn free(&self, buf: Box<Buffer<T>>) {
-        unsafe {
-            let mut pool = self.pool.lock();
-            match pool.iter().position(|v| v.size() > buf.size()) {
-                Some(i) => pool.insert(i, buf),
-                None => pool.push(buf),
-            }
+        let mut pool = self.pool.lock();
+        match pool.iter().position(|v| v.size() > buf.size()) {
+            Some(i) => pool.insert(i, buf),
+            None => pool.push(buf),
         }
     }
 }