diff --git a/Release/src/websockets/client/ws_client_wspp.cpp b/Release/src/websockets/client/ws_client_wspp.cpp
index a46efb305c..547f5bbc0e 100644
--- a/Release/src/websockets/client/ws_client_wspp.cpp
+++ b/Release/src/websockets/client/ws_client_wspp.cpp
@@ -653,9 +653,6 @@ class wspp_callback_client : public websocket_client_callback_impl,
                 m_thread.join();
             }
 
-            // Delete client to make sure Websocketpp cleans up all Boost.Asio portions.
-            m_client.reset();
-
             if (connecting)
             {
                 websocket_exception exc(ec, build_error_msg(ec, "set_fail_handler"));