diff --git a/ext/standard/ftp_fopen_wrapper.c b/ext/standard/ftp_fopen_wrapper.c
index b586bc8e161..0edcd28a1c7 100644
--- a/ext/standard/ftp_fopen_wrapper.c
+++ b/ext/standard/ftp_fopen_wrapper.c
@@ -521,13 +521,6 @@ php_stream * php_stream_url_wrap_ftp(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *path, ch
 		goto errexit;	
 	}
 	
-	/* close control connection if not in ssl mode */
-	if (!use_ssl) {
-		php_stream_write_string(stream, "QUIT\r\n");
-		php_stream_close(stream);
-		stream = NULL;
-	}
-		
 	php_stream_context_set(datastream, context);
 	php_stream_notify_progress_init(context, 0, file_size);
 
@@ -685,13 +678,6 @@ php_stream * php_stream_ftp_opendir(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *path, cha
 		goto opendir_errexit;	
 	}
 	
-	/* close control connection if not in ssl mode */
-	if (!use_ssl) {
-		php_stream_write_string(stream, "QUIT\r\n");
-		php_stream_close(stream);
-		stream = NULL;
-	}
-		
 	php_stream_context_set(datastream, context);
 
 	if (use_ssl_on_data && (php_stream_xport_crypto_setup(stream,