diff --git a/src/shrpx_connection.cc b/src/shrpx_connection.cc
index a0c9d93a..4a4ed14e 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_connection.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_connection.cc
@@ -126,20 +126,7 @@ void Connection::disconnect() {
   }
 
   if (fd != -1) {
-    // At least for Linux, shutdown both sides, and continue to read
-    // until it gets EOF or error in order to avoid TCP RST.
-    shutdown(fd, SHUT_RDWR);
-#ifdef __linux__
-    std::array<uint8_t, 16_k> b;
-    for (;;) {
-      ssize_t n;
-      while ((n = read(fd, b.data(), b.size())) == -1 && errno == EINTR)
-        ;
-      if (n <= 0) {
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-#endif // __linux__
+    shutdown(fd, SHUT_WR);
     close(fd);
     fd = -1;
   }