diff --git a/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd-remote.uc b/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd-remote.uc
index 8901869ee2..7122a9825f 100644
--- a/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd-remote.uc
+++ b/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd-remote.uc
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ function network_socket_close(data)
 	if (data.timer)
 		data.timer.cancel();
 	data.channel.disconnect();
-	data.socket.close();
 }
 
 function network_rx_cleanup_state(name)