diff --git a/platform/posix/ftdi.cpp b/platform/posix/ftdi.cpp
index f0cde06..7cba067 100644
--- a/platform/posix/ftdi.cpp
+++ b/platform/posix/ftdi.cpp
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ bool FTDI::close() {
 	if(writeThread.joinable())
 		writeThread.join();
 
-	ftdiDevice.set_dtr(false);
-
 	if(ftdiDevice.close())
 		return false;