diff --git a/IOPool/Streamer/interface/StreamerInputModule.h b/IOPool/Streamer/interface/StreamerInputModule.h
index fd7fc86f042d9..a9ed15c2aa86f 100644
--- a/IOPool/Streamer/interface/StreamerInputModule.h
+++ b/IOPool/Streamer/interface/StreamerInputModule.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ namespace edm::streamer {
   private:
     void genuineCloseFile() override {
       if (didArtificialFile_) {
-        didArtificialFile_ = false;
-
         return;
       }
       if (pr_.get() != nullptr)