diff --git a/libfreerdp/crypto/tls.c b/libfreerdp/crypto/tls.c
index b6c11790c..a4d2c6f19 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/crypto/tls.c
+++ b/libfreerdp/crypto/tls.c
@@ -423,13 +423,6 @@ int tls_read(rdpTls* tls, BYTE* data, int length)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* No need to send "close notify" shutdown alert to peer.  In
-	  fact, some circumstances will cause SSL_shutdown to crash. */
-	if (status == -1)
-	{
-		SSL_set_shutdown(tls->ssl, SSL_SENT_SHUTDOWN);
-	}
-
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -481,13 +474,6 @@ int tls_write(rdpTls* tls, BYTE* data, int length)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* No need to send "close notify" shutdown alert to peer.  In
-	  fact, some circumstances will cause SSL_shutdown to crash. */
-	if (status == -1)
-	{
-		SSL_set_shutdown(tls->ssl, SSL_SENT_SHUTDOWN);
-	}
-
 	return status;
 }