diff --git a/libraries/libarchive/src/reader.rs b/libraries/libarchive/src/reader.rs
index b0aaf207..c913b1c8 100644
--- a/libraries/libarchive/src/reader.rs
+++ b/libraries/libarchive/src/reader.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ impl Reader for FileReader {
 impl Drop for FileReader {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::archive_read_close(self.handle()); // jw todo: close here?
             ffi::archive_read_free(self.handle());
         }
     }
@@ -188,7 +187,6 @@ impl Reader for StreamReader {
 impl Drop for StreamReader {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::archive_read_close(self.handle()); // jw todo: close here?
             ffi::archive_read_free(self.handle());
         }
     }
diff --git a/libraries/libarchive/src/writer.rs b/libraries/libarchive/src/writer.rs
index 06a5b85b..ca90e524 100644
--- a/libraries/libarchive/src/writer.rs
+++ b/libraries/libarchive/src/writer.rs
@@ -202,8 +202,6 @@ impl Default for Disk {
 
 impl Drop for Disk {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        // JW TODO: do not close, libarchive will handle it
-        self.close().unwrap();
         unsafe {
             ffi::archive_write_free(self.handle());
         }