diff --git a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
index ea53ed4c0..8b1be5209 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) Release(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ReleaseRequest) err
 	}
 	fh.f.entryViewCache = nil
 	fh.f.reader = nil
-	fh.dirtyPages = nil
-	fh.f = nil
 
 	return nil
 }