diff --git a/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py b/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
index d442c3766..03203c2eb 100644
--- a/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
+++ b/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
@@ -1096,10 +1096,6 @@ class TiffImageFile(ImageFile.ImageFile):
 
         self.tile = []
         self.readonly = 0
-        # libtiff closed the fp in a, we need to close self.fp, if possible
-        if hasattr(self.fp, 'close'):
-            if not self.__next:
-                self.fp.close()
         self.fp = None  # might be shared
 
         if err < 0: