diff --git a/libraries/Network/src/NetworkClient.cpp b/libraries/Network/src/NetworkClient.cpp
index fb7f2515e9e..4f54ca9fd8d 100644
--- a/libraries/Network/src/NetworkClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Network/src/NetworkClient.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ NetworkClient::NetworkClient(int fd) : _connected(true), _timeout(WIFI_CLIENT_DE
 }
 
 NetworkClient::~NetworkClient() {
-  stop();
 }
 
 void NetworkClient::stop() {