diff --git a/blob/s3blob/s3blob.go b/blob/s3blob/s3blob.go
index 09561fe66..d3e80cf02 100644
--- a/blob/s3blob/s3blob.go
+++ b/blob/s3blob/s3blob.go
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ func (w *writer) open(r io.Reader, closePipeOnError bool) {
 		if err != nil {
 			if closePipeOnError {
 				w.pr.CloseWithError(err)
-				w.pr = nil
 			}
 			w.err = err
 		}