diff --git a/examples/asn1/asn1.c b/examples/asn1/asn1.c
index 891e4ec9a..28e909578 100644
--- a/examples/asn1/asn1.c
+++ b/examples/asn1/asn1.c
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ static int asn1App_ReadFile(FILE* fp, unsigned char** pdata, word32* plen)
             /* Set data to new pointer. */
             data = p;
         }
-        /* Done with file. */
-        fclose(fp);
     }
 
     if (data != NULL) {