diff --git a/extension.cpp b/extension.cpp
index 7577c15..01fe635 100644
--- a/extension.cpp
+++ b/extension.cpp
@@ -338,8 +338,6 @@ void async_write(uv_async_t *handle) {
 	uv_write_t req;
 	uv_write(&req, data->ctx->connect_req->handle, &data->buf, 1, NULL);
 
-	uv_close((uv_handle_t *) &data->buf, NULL);
-
 	free(data->buf.base);
 	free(data);
 }