diff --git a/src/networking.cpp b/src/networking.cpp
index c622dcc55..85140547e 100644
--- a/src/networking.cpp
+++ b/src/networking.cpp
@@ -295,9 +295,6 @@ int prepareClientToWrite(client *c) {
     /* If CLIENT_CLOSE_ASAP flag is set, we need not write anything. */
     if (c->flags & CLIENT_CLOSE_ASAP) return C_ERR;
 
-    /* If CLIENT_CLOSE_ASAP flag is set, we need not write anything. */
-    if (c->flags & CLIENT_CLOSE_ASAP) return C_ERR;
-
     /* CLIENT REPLY OFF / SKIP handling: don't send replies. */
     if (flags & (CLIENT_REPLY_OFF|CLIENT_REPLY_SKIP)) return C_ERR;
 
@@ -1984,9 +1981,6 @@ int handleClientsWithPendingWrites(int iel, int aof_state) {
         /* Don't write to clients that are going to be closed anyway. */
         if (c->flags & CLIENT_CLOSE_ASAP) continue;
 
-        /* Don't write to clients that are going to be closed anyway. */
-        if (c->flags & CLIENT_CLOSE_ASAP) continue;
-
         /* Try to write buffers to the client socket. */
         if (writeToClient(c,0) == C_ERR) 
         {