diff --git a/src/brpc/socket.cpp b/src/brpc/socket.cpp
index f7ad8e864f..dead3c5c93 100644
--- a/src/brpc/socket.cpp
+++ b/src/brpc/socket.cpp
@@ -712,7 +712,6 @@ int Socket::WaitAndReset(int32_t expected_nref) {
         SSL_free(_ssl_session);
         _ssl_session = NULL;
     }        
-    _ssl_state = SSL_UNKNOWN;
     _nevent.store(0, butil::memory_order_relaxed);
     // parsing_context is very likely to be associated with the fd,
     // removing it is a safer choice and required by http2.