diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 3d68da89d..da3935c3e 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -2028,7 +2028,6 @@ int select_compression_request_header(struct session *s, struct buffer *req)
 	}
 
 	s->comp_algo = NULL;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2138,14 +2137,10 @@ int select_compression_response_header(struct session *s, struct buffer *res)
 		trash.str[trash.len] = '\0';
 		http_header_add_tail2(&txn->rsp, &txn->hdr_idx, trash.str, trash.len);
 	}
-
 	return 1;
 
 fail:
-	if (s->flags & SN_COMP_READY)
-		s->comp_algo->end(&s->comp_ctx);
 	s->comp_algo = NULL;
-	s->flags &= ~SN_COMP_READY;
 	return 0;
 }