diff --git a/src/python_be.cc b/src/python_be.cc
index 3c9dd19d..a8dfab07 100644
--- a/src/python_be.cc
+++ b/src/python_be.cc
@@ -1328,6 +1328,7 @@ ModelInstanceState::ProcessRequestsDecoupled(
 
   AllocatedSharedMemory<ResponseBatch> response_batch =
       Stub()->ShmPool()->Load<ResponseBatch>(received_message_->Args());
+  received_message_.reset();
 
   uint64_t compute_end_ns = 0;
   SET_TIMESTAMP(compute_end_ns);