diff --git a/packages/web3-core-requestmanager/src/index.js b/packages/web3-core-requestmanager/src/index.js
index 31062ec61d6..3e0f12192b0 100644
--- a/packages/web3-core-requestmanager/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/web3-core-requestmanager/src/index.js
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ RequestManager.prototype.setProvider = function (provider, net) {
                 _this.provider.emit('end', event);
             }
         };
-        // TODO: Remove close once the standard allows it
-        this.provider.on('close', disconnect);
         this.provider.on('disconnect', disconnect);
 
         // TODO add end, timeout??