diff --git a/Lib/SocketServer.py b/Lib/SocketServer.py
index 6e1f78ae1e1..00064ba8968 100644
--- a/Lib/SocketServer.py
+++ b/Lib/SocketServer.py
@@ -506,9 +506,6 @@ def __init__(self, request, client_address, server):
     def setup(self):
         pass
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        pass
-
     def handle(self):
         pass