diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Encryption.php b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Encryption.php
index e1c1225e0cca0..5485b80985bdd 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Encryption.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Encryption.php
@@ -1033,7 +1033,6 @@ public function writeStream(string $path, $stream, int $size = null): int {
 		// always fall back to fopen
 		$target = $this->fopen($path, 'w');
 		list($count, $result) = \OC_Helper::streamCopy($stream, $target);
-		fclose($stream);
 		fclose($target);
 		return $count;
 	}