diff --git a/sentry_sdk/profiler/continuous_profiler.py b/sentry_sdk/profiler/continuous_profiler.py
index aeeae3fb1d..5a42785fdf 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/profiler/continuous_profiler.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/profiler/continuous_profiler.py
@@ -506,8 +506,6 @@ def teardown(self) -> None:
             self.thread.join()
             self.thread = None
 
-        self.buffer = None
-
 
 class GeventContinuousScheduler(ContinuousScheduler):
     """
@@ -580,8 +578,6 @@ def teardown(self) -> None:
             self.thread.join()
             self.thread = None
 
-        self.buffer = None
-
 
 PROFILE_BUFFER_SECONDS = 60