diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/Http1xClientConnection.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/Http1xClientConnection.java
index bbf70ccb4..df177564b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/Http1xClientConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/Http1xClientConnection.java
@@ -482,8 +482,6 @@ class Http1xClientConnection extends Http1xConnectionBase<WebSocketImpl> impleme
           }
         }
         trailers = new HeadersAdaptor(trailer.trailingHeaders());
-        conn.close |= !conn.options.isKeepAlive();
-        conn.doResume();
       }
       queue.write(InboundBuffer.END_SENTINEL);
       synchronized (conn) {