diff --git a/runtime/bin/directory_android.cc b/runtime/bin/directory_android.cc
index 21d95ef35d4..9152f919963 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/directory_android.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/directory_android.cc
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ static bool DeleteRecursively(int dirfd, PathBuffer* path) {
       }
       // End of directory.
       int status = NO_RETRY_EXPECTED(closedir(dir_pointer));
-      FDUtils::SaveErrorAndClose(fd);
       if (status != 0) {
         return false;
       }
@@ -364,7 +363,6 @@ static bool DeleteRecursively(int dirfd, PathBuffer* path) {
   ASSERT(errno != 0);
   int err = errno;
   VOID_NO_RETRY_EXPECTED(closedir(dir_pointer));
-  FDUtils::SaveErrorAndClose(fd);
   errno = err;
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/runtime/bin/directory_fuchsia.cc b/runtime/bin/directory_fuchsia.cc
index c9a7c4e9438..658409e20d3 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/directory_fuchsia.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/directory_fuchsia.cc
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ static bool DeleteRecursively(int dirfd, PathBuffer* path) {
       }
       // End of directory.
       int status = NO_RETRY_EXPECTED(closedir(dir_pointer));
-      FDUtils::SaveErrorAndClose(fd);
       if (status != 0) {
         return false;
       }
@@ -474,7 +473,6 @@ static bool DeleteRecursively(int dirfd, PathBuffer* path) {
   ASSERT(errno != 0);
   int err = errno;
   VOID_NO_RETRY_EXPECTED(closedir(dir_pointer));
-  FDUtils::SaveErrorAndClose(fd);
   errno = err;
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/runtime/bin/directory_linux.cc b/runtime/bin/directory_linux.cc
index 357bbb3141a..ade373ebffc 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/directory_linux.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/directory_linux.cc
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ static bool DeleteRecursively(int dirfd, PathBuffer* path) {
       }
       // End of directory.
       int status = NO_RETRY_EXPECTED(closedir(dir_pointer));
-      FDUtils::SaveErrorAndClose(fd);
       if (status != 0) {
         return false;
       }
@@ -364,7 +363,6 @@ static bool DeleteRecursively(int dirfd, PathBuffer* path) {
   ASSERT(errno != 0);
   int err = errno;
   VOID_NO_RETRY_EXPECTED(closedir(dir_pointer));
-  FDUtils::SaveErrorAndClose(fd);
   errno = err;
   return false;
 }