diff --git a/reactor-netty-core/src/main/java/reactor/netty/transport/ServerTransport.java b/reactor-netty-core/src/main/java/reactor/netty/transport/ServerTransport.java
index e42761c06a..ec5c2af63b 100644
--- a/reactor-netty-core/src/main/java/reactor/netty/transport/ServerTransport.java
+++ b/reactor-netty-core/src/main/java/reactor/netty/transport/ServerTransport.java
@@ -405,9 +405,6 @@ public void exceptionCaught(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Throwable cause) {
 				       }
 				   });
 			}
-			// still let the exceptionCaught event flow through the pipeline to give the user
-			// a chance to do something with it
-			ctx.fireExceptionCaught(cause);
 		}
 
 		void enableAutoReadTask(Channel channel) {