diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Storage/AmazonS3.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Storage/AmazonS3.php
index c6cd6e1b2c..b5e5d12472 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Storage/AmazonS3.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Storage/AmazonS3.php
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@ class AmazonS3 extends \OC\Files\Storage\Common {
 			$source = fopen($tmpFile, 'r');
 			$this->writeObject($path, $source);
 			$this->invalidateCache($path);
-			fclose($source);
 
 			unlink($tmpFile);
 			return true;