diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/storage.c b/src/backend/catalog/storage.c
index 227df90f89c9..9f48cc9d5a88 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/storage.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/storage.c
@@ -727,9 +727,6 @@ smgrDoPendingDeletes(bool isCommit)
 	{
 		smgrdounlinkall(srels, nrels, false);
 
-		for (int i = 0; i < nrels; i++)
-			smgrclose(srels[i]);
-
 		pfree(srels);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c b/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c
index f99c9d900134..117288a3dcea 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c
@@ -1606,8 +1606,6 @@ DropRelationFiles(RelFileLocator *delrels, int ndelrels, bool isRedo)
 
 	smgrdounlinkall(srels, ndelrels, isRedo);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ndelrels; i++)
-		smgrclose(srels[i]);
 	pfree(srels);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
index 18a14ae186ef..db2a013d1d5a 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
@@ -3802,7 +3802,6 @@ RelationSetNewRelfilenumber(Relation relation, char persistence)
 		 */
 		srel = smgropen(relation->rd_locator, relation->rd_backend);
 		smgrdounlinkall(&srel, 1, false);
-		smgrclose(srel);
 	}
 	else
 	{