diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpChannelState.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpChannelState.java
index 8a7db08a17c..79153650dec 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpChannelState.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpChannelState.java
@@ -1225,10 +1225,6 @@ public class HttpChannelState
                 _asyncRead=Interest.REGISTERED;
                 _asyncReadPossible=true;
             }
-            else
-            {
-                _asyncRead=Interest.REGISTERED;
-            }
         }
         return woken;
     }