diff --git a/webrtc/base/opensslstreamadapter.cc b/webrtc/base/opensslstreamadapter.cc
index 133eb72b4c..070a948b14 100644
--- a/webrtc/base/opensslstreamadapter.cc
+++ b/webrtc/base/opensslstreamadapter.cc
@@ -695,12 +695,6 @@ void OpenSSLStreamAdapter::Cleanup() {
   }
 
   if (ssl_) {
-    int ret = SSL_shutdown(ssl_);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-      LOG(LS_WARNING) << "SSL_shutdown failed, error = "
-                      << SSL_get_error(ssl_, ret);
-    }
-
     SSL_free(ssl_);
     ssl_ = NULL;
   }
diff --git a/webrtc/base/sslstreamadapter_unittest.cc b/webrtc/base/sslstreamadapter_unittest.cc
index 053831437f..f7dcb71e48 100644
--- a/webrtc/base/sslstreamadapter_unittest.cc
+++ b/webrtc/base/sslstreamadapter_unittest.cc
@@ -691,13 +691,6 @@ TEST_F(SSLStreamAdapterTestTLS, TestTLSConnect) {
   TestHandshake();
 };
 
-// Test that closing the connection on one side updates the other side.
-TEST_F(SSLStreamAdapterTestTLS, TestTLSClose) {
-  TestHandshake();
-  client_ssl_->Close();
-  EXPECT_EQ_WAIT(rtc::SS_CLOSED, server_ssl_->GetState(), handshake_wait_);
-};
-
 // Test transfer -- trivial
 TEST_F(SSLStreamAdapterTestTLS, TestTLSTransfer) {
   TestHandshake();