diff --git a/lib/async/websocket/client.rb b/lib/async/websocket/client.rb
index 7148c54..adca937 100644
--- a/lib/async/websocket/client.rb
+++ b/lib/async/websocket/client.rb
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 
 require 'async/http/client'
 
-require 'irb'
-
 module Async
 	module WebSocket
 		# This is a basic synchronous websocket client:
diff --git a/lib/async/websocket/connection.rb b/lib/async/websocket/connection.rb
index c3b539d..4c23eb1 100644
--- a/lib/async/websocket/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/async/websocket/connection.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ def close
 				super
 				
 				if @response
-					require 'irb'; binding.irb
 					@response.finish
 					@response = nil
 				end