diff --git a/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c b/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
index e47715c003ed..f0abcabc7202 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
             case MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_PEER_CLOSE_NOTIFY:
                 mbedtls_printf(" connection was closed gracefully\n");
-                ret = 0;
                 goto close_notify;
 
             default:
diff --git a/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c b/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c
index 1697ff81de3f..b11a4f5b449b 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ int main(void)
 
             case MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_PEER_CLOSE_NOTIFY:
                 printf(" connection was closed gracefully\n");
-                ret = 0;
                 goto close_notify;
 
             default:
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index e3fabec80fd0..0efcb7f9a672 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -3781,7 +3781,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             switch (ret) {
                 case MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_PEER_CLOSE_NOTIFY:
                     mbedtls_printf(" connection was closed gracefully\n");
-                    ret = 0;
                     goto close_notify;
 
                 default: