diff --git a/httpclient/src/test/java/org/baeldung/httpclient/HttpClientMultipartTest.java b/httpclient/src/test/java/org/baeldung/httpclient/HttpClientMultipartTest.java
index dfd108fc03..f8b7bd2b55 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/test/java/org/baeldung/httpclient/HttpClientMultipartTest.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/test/java/org/baeldung/httpclient/HttpClientMultipartTest.java
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ public class HttpClientMultipartTest {
         while ((body = rd.readLine()) != null) {
             content += body + "\n";
         }
-        rd.close();
         return content.trim();
     }