diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PackParser.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PackParser.java
index 4bbe3a004..03370034b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PackParser.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PackParser.java
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ public abstract class PackParser {
 				inflater.release();
 			} finally {
 				inflater = null;
-				objectDatabase.close();
 			}
 		}
 		return null; // By default there is no locking.