diff --git a/weed/util/http_util.go b/weed/util/http_util.go
index da0b3d849..48823c1c3 100644
--- a/weed/util/http_util.go
+++ b/weed/util/http_util.go
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ func ReadUrlAsReaderCloser(fileUrl string, rangeHeader string) (io.ReadCloser, e
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer CloseResponse(r)
 	if r.StatusCode >= 400 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", fileUrl, r.Status)
 	}