diff --git a/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.cc b/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.cc
index 29d962f4..41539058 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.cc
@@ -903,7 +903,6 @@ int Http2Upstream::downstream_eof(DownstreamConnection *dconn) {
     if (error_reply(downstream, 502) != 0) {
       return -1;
     }
-    downstream->set_response_state(Downstream::MSG_COMPLETE);
   }
   handler_->signal_write();
   // At this point, downstream may be deleted.
diff --git a/src/shrpx_spdy_upstream.cc b/src/shrpx_spdy_upstream.cc
index 5ccc1336..f57e38ed 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_spdy_upstream.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_spdy_upstream.cc
@@ -610,7 +610,6 @@ int SpdyUpstream::downstream_eof(DownstreamConnection *dconn) {
     if (error_reply(downstream, 502) != 0) {
       return -1;
     }
-    downstream->set_response_state(Downstream::MSG_COMPLETE);
   }
   handler_->signal_write();
   // At this point, downstream may be deleted.