diff --git a/src/main/java/com/emc/mongoose/storage/driver/coop/netty/ResponseHandlerBase.java b/src/main/java/com/emc/mongoose/storage/driver/coop/netty/ResponseHandlerBase.java
index 169bf61..0df40c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/emc/mongoose/storage/driver/coop/netty/ResponseHandlerBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/emc/mongoose/storage/driver/coop/netty/ResponseHandlerBase.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import com.emc.mongoose.base.item.op.Operation;
 import com.emc.mongoose.base.item.Item;
 import com.emc.mongoose.base.logging.LogUtil;
-import com.emc.mongoose.base.logging.Loggers;
 
 import static com.emc.mongoose.base.Constants.KEY_CLASS_NAME;
 import static com.emc.mongoose.base.Exceptions.throwUncheckedIfInterrupted;
@@ -89,11 +88,4 @@ public final void userEventTriggered(final ChannelHandlerContext ctx, final Obje
 			throw new SocketTimeoutException();
 		}
 	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void channelInactive(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
-		ctx.fireChannelInactive();
-		Loggers.ERR.debug("Detected inactive channel, closing");
-		ctx.channel().close();
-	}
 }