diff --git a/lib/circuit.js b/lib/circuit.js
index f311b862..b4a62ecf 100644
--- a/lib/circuit.js
+++ b/lib/circuit.js
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ class CircuitBreaker extends EventEmitter {
       return fallback(this, 'Breaker is open', args) ||
         Promise.reject(new Error('Breaker is open'));
     }
-    this[PENDING_CLOSE] = this.halfOpen;
 
     let timeout;
     let timeoutError = false;