diff --git a/Lib/socketserver.py b/Lib/socketserver.py
index c53ac2971f0..e7faf884ef7 100644
--- a/Lib/socketserver.py
+++ b/Lib/socketserver.py
@@ -534,12 +534,10 @@ def process_request(self, request, client_address):
             # This must never return, hence os._exit()!
             try:
                 self.finish_request(request, client_address)
-                self.socket.close()
                 os._exit(0)
             except:
                 try:
                     self.handle_error(request, client_address)
-                    self.socket.close()
                 finally:
                     os._exit(1)