diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/jdk/JdkHttpClient.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/jdk/JdkHttpClient.java
index 86aed0a109c92..d60d1dcfe93d1 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/jdk/JdkHttpClient.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/jdk/JdkHttpClient.java
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ public void onError(java.net.http.WebSocket webSocket, Throwable error) {
                     LOG.log(
                         Level.FINE, error, () -> "An error has occurred: " + error.getMessage());
                     listener.onError(error);
-                    webSocket.request(1);
                   }
                 });