diff --git a/mrv2/lib/mrvNetwork/mrvTCP.cpp b/mrv2/lib/mrvNetwork/mrvTCP.cpp
index c63fe4de4..9fe29a562 100644
--- a/mrv2/lib/mrvNetwork/mrvTCP.cpp
+++ b/mrv2/lib/mrvNetwork/mrvTCP.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ namespace mrv
         // Check if the socket is initialized and valid
         if (m_socket.impl()->initialized())
         {
-            m_socket.shutdown();
             m_socket.close();
         }
     }