diff --git a/iocore/net/UnixNetVConnection.cc b/iocore/net/UnixNetVConnection.cc
index c2ab8557675..a04dd7d6462 100644
--- a/iocore/net/UnixNetVConnection.cc
+++ b/iocore/net/UnixNetVConnection.cc
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ read_signal_and_update(int event, UnixNetVConnection *vc)
     case VC_EVENT_ERROR:
     case VC_EVENT_ACTIVE_TIMEOUT:
     case VC_EVENT_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT:
+      Warning("Closing orphaned vc %p", vc);
       Debug("inactivity_cop", "event %d: null read.vio cont, closing vc %p", event, vc);
       vc->closed = 1;
       break;
diff --git a/proxy/http/Http1ClientSession.cc b/proxy/http/Http1ClientSession.cc
index 8f825dc32b1..4855f472ca3 100644
--- a/proxy/http/Http1ClientSession.cc
+++ b/proxy/http/Http1ClientSession.cc
@@ -316,10 +316,6 @@ Http1ClientSession::state_wait_for_close(int event, void *data)
   case VC_EVENT_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT:
     half_close = false;
     this->do_io_close();
-    if (client_vc != nullptr) {
-      client_vc->do_io_close();
-      client_vc = nullptr;
-    }
     break;
   case VC_EVENT_READ_READY:
     // Drain any data read
@@ -396,10 +392,6 @@ Http1ClientSession::state_keep_alive(int event, void *data)
 
   case VC_EVENT_EOS:
     this->do_io_close();
-    if (client_vc != nullptr) {
-      client_vc->do_io_close();
-      client_vc = nullptr;
-    }
     break;
 
   case VC_EVENT_READ_COMPLETE:
diff --git a/proxy/http/Http1ServerSession.cc b/proxy/http/Http1ServerSession.cc
index 50b9e5e38c3..a1aedfa5e61 100644
--- a/proxy/http/Http1ServerSession.cc
+++ b/proxy/http/Http1ServerSession.cc
@@ -185,9 +185,7 @@ Http1ServerSession::release()
     return;
   }
 
-  // Make sure the vios for the current SM are cleared
-  server_vc->do_io_read(nullptr, 0, nullptr);
-  server_vc->do_io_write(nullptr, 0, nullptr);
+  // release_session or do_io_close will clear the IO operations from the SM
 
   HSMresult_t r = httpSessionManager.release_session(this);