diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Support/Converter/XmlMessageConverter.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Support/Converter/XmlMessageConverter.cs
index d776d56f..e1dbd801 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Support/Converter/XmlMessageConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Support/Converter/XmlMessageConverter.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ namespace Spring.Messaging.Nms.Support.Converter
             } finally
             {
                 if (memoryStream != null) memoryStream.Close();
-                if (xmlTextWriter != null) xmlTextWriter.Close();
             }
             return xmlString;
         }