diff --git a/src/modules/m_tkl.c b/src/modules/m_tkl.c
index 0a8bb3b23..3c76c1170 100644
--- a/src/modules/m_tkl.c
+++ b/src/modules/m_tkl.c
@@ -1312,6 +1312,7 @@ void _tkl_expire(aTKline * tmp)
 		tkl_check_local_remove_shun(tmp);
 
 	RunHook5(HOOKTYPE_TKL_DEL, NULL, NULL, tmp, 0, NULL);
+	tkl_del_line(tmp);
 }
 
 EVENT(_tkl_check_expire)