diff --git a/app/Services/Social/YouTubePublisher.php b/app/Services/Social/YouTubePublisher.php
index b4f1496b..5b4467c5 100644
--- a/app/Services/Social/YouTubePublisher.php
+++ b/app/Services/Social/YouTubePublisher.php
@@ -167,9 +167,6 @@ private function publishShort(PostPlatform $postPlatform, $media, SocialAccount
             while (! $uploadStatus && ! feof($handle)) {
                 $chunk = fread($handle, self::CHUNK_SIZE);
                 $uploadStatus = $mediaUpload->nextChunk($chunk);
-
-                unset($chunk);
-                $this->freeChunkMemory();
             }
 
             fclose($handle);