diff --git a/src/java/com/wolfssl/provider/jsse/WolfSSLSocket.java b/src/java/com/wolfssl/provider/jsse/WolfSSLSocket.java
index bae4ef2a..20ea3444 100644
--- a/src/java/com/wolfssl/provider/jsse/WolfSSLSocket.java
+++ b/src/java/com/wolfssl/provider/jsse/WolfSSLSocket.java
@@ -2441,7 +2441,6 @@ protected void close(boolean closeSocket) throws IOException {
                     }
                 }
 
-                this.socket = null;
                 this.isClosed = true;
 
                 /* Reset "is closing" state to false, now closed */
@@ -2660,7 +2659,6 @@ protected void close(boolean closeSocket) throws IOException {
                     }
                 }
 
-                this.socket = null;
                 this.isClosed = true;
 
                 /* Reset "is closing" state to false, now closed */