diff --git a/openvpn/common/scoped_fd.hpp b/openvpn/common/scoped_fd.hpp
index dc331061b..1f7d87949 100644
--- a/openvpn/common/scoped_fd.hpp
+++ b/openvpn/common/scoped_fd.hpp
@@ -108,17 +108,12 @@ class ScopedFD
         {
             if (::close(fd) == -1)
                 eno = errno;
-            post_close(eno);
             // OPENVPN_LOG("**** SFD CLOSE fd=" << fd << " errno=" << eno);
             fd = -1;
         }
         return eno;
     }
 
-    virtual void post_close(const int close_errno)
-    {
-    }
-
     virtual ~ScopedFD()
     {
         // OPENVPN_LOG("**** SFD DESTRUCTOR");