diff --git a/src/client/msgr_rdma.cpp b/src/client/msgr_rdma.cpp
index 15fc33c1..92ee86fd 100644
--- a/src/client/msgr_rdma.cpp
+++ b/src/client/msgr_rdma.cpp
@@ -388,8 +388,6 @@ msgr_rdma_context_t *msgr_rdma_context_t::create(ibv_device *dev, ibv_port_attr
     return ctx;
 
 cleanup:
-    if (context)
-        ibv_close_device(context);
     delete ctx;
     return NULL;
 }