diff --git a/src/input/plugins/CurlInputPlugin.cxx b/src/input/plugins/CurlInputPlugin.cxx
index b16f1eb84..71161c770 100644
--- a/src/input/plugins/CurlInputPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/input/plugins/CurlInputPlugin.cxx
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ CurlInputStream::FreeEasyIndirect() noexcept
 {
 	BlockingCall(GetEventLoop(), [this](){
 			FreeEasy();
-			(*curl_init)->InvalidateSockets();
 		});
 }