diff --git a/core/java/android/os/SharedMemory.java b/core/java/android/os/SharedMemory.java
index 0540e3611b52c..3e2ba3d3115f7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/SharedMemory.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/SharedMemory.java
@@ -259,9 +259,6 @@ public final class SharedMemory implements Parcelable, Closeable {
             mCleaner.clean();
             mCleaner = null;
         }
-
-        // Cleaner.clean doesn't clear the value of the file descriptor.
-        mFileDescriptor.setInt$(-1);
     }
 
     @Override