diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 0fbe1424..665a8b48 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -135,18 +135,10 @@ pub extern "C" fn rustls_client_config_builder_load_roots_from_file(
 pub extern "C" fn rustls_client_config_free(config: *const rustls_client_config) {
     ffi_panic_boundary_unit! {
         let config: &ClientConfig = try_ref_from_ptr!(config, &mut ClientConfig, ());
-        // To free the client_config, we reconstruct the Arc. It should have a refcount of 1,
-        // representing the C code's copy. When it drops, that refcount will go down to 0
-        // and the inner ClientConfig will be dropped.
-        let arc: Arc<ClientConfig> = unsafe { Arc::from_raw(config) };
-        let strong_count = Arc::strong_count(&arc);
-        if strong_count < 1 {
-            eprintln!(
-                "rustls_client_config_free: invariant failed: arc.strong_count was < 1: {}. \
-                You must not free the same client_config multiple times.",
-                strong_count
-            );
-        }
+        // To free the client_config, we reconstruct the Arc and then drop it. It should
+        // have a refcount of 1, representing the C code's copy. When it drops, that
+        // refcount will go down to 0 and the inner ClientConfig will be dropped.
+        unsafe { drop(Arc::from_raw(config)) };
     }
 }