diff --git a/src/HttpClient/CurlClient.php b/src/HttpClient/CurlClient.php
index 83813e9..34291c8 100644
--- a/src/HttpClient/CurlClient.php
+++ b/src/HttpClient/CurlClient.php
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ public function send(string $method, string $url, array $body, array $headers =
 
             $error = curl_error($ch);
             if ($error) {
-                $this->closeHandle($ch);
                 if ($attempt < $retries) {
                     $this->sleepBackoff($backoffMs, $attempt);
                     $attempt++;
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@ public function send(string $method, string $url, array $body, array $headers =
 
             $headerSize = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HEADER_SIZE);
 
-            $this->closeHandle($ch);
             if ($code >= 500 && $attempt < $retries) {
                 $this->sleepBackoff($backoffMs, $attempt);
                 $attempt++;
@@ -232,14 +230,6 @@ private function parseHeaders(string $rawHeaders): array
         return $headers;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Close the cURL handle.
-     */
-    private function closeHandle(\CurlHandle $handle): void
-    {
-        curl_close($handle);
-    }
-
     /**
      * @param int $backoffMs
      * @param int $attempt