diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index 18e9b94c..afb06bbc 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ where
             Err(err) => return Poll::Ready(Err(err)),
         };
 
-        let stats = self.session.process_new_packets().map_err(|err| {
+        self.session.process_new_packets().map_err(|err| {
             // In case we have an alert to send describing this error,
             // try a last-gasp write -- but don't predate the primary
             // error.
@@ -107,13 +107,6 @@ where
             io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, err)
         })?;
 
-        if stats.peer_has_closed() && self.session.is_handshaking() {
-            return Poll::Ready(Err(io::Error::new(
-                io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof,
-                "tls handshake alert",
-            )));
-        }
-
         Poll::Ready(Ok(n))
     }