diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index d882bb74d..a527bd774 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ int conn_recv_proxy(struct connection *conn, int flag)
  fail:
 	conn_sock_stop_both(conn);
 	conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR;
-	conn->flags &= ~flag;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -574,7 +573,6 @@ int conn_local_send_proxy(struct connection *conn, unsigned int flag)
  out_error:
 	/* Write error on the file descriptor */
 	conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR;
-	conn->flags &= ~flag;
 	return 0;
 
  out_wait:
diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index 2892f8ffd..be324c0ee 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -980,7 +980,6 @@ reneg_ok:
 
 	/* Fail on all other handshake errors */
 	conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR;
-	conn->flags &= ~flag;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/stream_interface.c b/src/stream_interface.c
index e70f0f54d..dc1485883 100644
--- a/src/stream_interface.c
+++ b/src/stream_interface.c
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@ int conn_si_send_proxy(struct connection *conn, unsigned int flag)
  out_error:
 	/* Write error on the file descriptor */
 	conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR;
-	conn->flags &= ~flag;
 	return 0;
 
  out_wait: