diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/transport/security_handshaker.cc b/src/core/lib/security/transport/security_handshaker.cc
index daeedf48105..d9ba3483e65 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/transport/security_handshaker.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/transport/security_handshaker.cc
@@ -232,10 +232,8 @@ static grpc_error* on_handshake_next_done_locked(
     const unsigned char* bytes_to_send, size_t bytes_to_send_size,
     tsi_handshaker_result* handshaker_result) {
   grpc_error* error = GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
-
   // Handshaker was shutdown.
   if (h->shutdown) {
-    security_handshake_failed_locked(h, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
     return GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING("Handshaker shutdown");
   }
   // Read more if we need to.