diff --git a/dotnet/src/SemanticKernel/Connectors/OpenAI/OpenAIClientAbstract.cs b/dotnet/src/SemanticKernel/Connectors/OpenAI/OpenAIClientAbstract.cs
index 5f82462cff43..e2ded71b868f 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/SemanticKernel/Connectors/OpenAI/OpenAIClientAbstract.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/SemanticKernel/Connectors/OpenAI/OpenAIClientAbstract.cs
@@ -346,13 +346,5 @@ private async Task<T> ExecutePostRequestAsync<T>(string url, string requestBody,
         }
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// C# finalizer
-    /// </summary>
-    ~OpenAIClientAbstract()
-    {
-        this.Dispose(false);
-    }
-
     #endregion
 }