diff --git a/src/core/providers/ogr/qgsogrproviderconnection.cpp b/src/core/providers/ogr/qgsogrproviderconnection.cpp
index 80d6cf10b06b..afea46564676 100644
--- a/src/core/providers/ogr/qgsogrproviderconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/core/providers/ogr/qgsogrproviderconnection.cpp
@@ -107,12 +107,6 @@ QVariantList QgsOgrProviderResultIterator::nextRowInternal()
         }
       }
     }
-    else
-    {
-      // Release the resources
-      GDALDatasetReleaseResultSet( mHDS.get(), mOgrLayer );
-      mHDS.reset();
-    }
   }
   return row;
 }