diff --git a/src/UDPSession.cxx b/src/UDPSession.cxx
index b47dc80d117cc70c22b5bbcac1ecaf4f7b578afe..1e63b8c7acd2acbde3c503725897664678e381d7 100644
--- a/src/UDPSession.cxx
+++ b/src/UDPSession.cxx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ UDPSession::UDPSession(boost::asio::io_service& ioService, uint16_t port) :
 
 UDPSession::~UDPSession()
 {
-  close();
 }
 
 void UDPSession::connect(const boost::asio::ip::udp::endpoint& remoteEndpoint)