diff --git a/osbuild/api.py b/osbuild/api.py
index 098bed42..345d1eee 100644
--- a/osbuild/api.py
+++ b/osbuild/api.py
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ class API:
             msg['stderr'] = 2
             remoteloop.dump_fds(self.sock, msg, fds, addr=addr)
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        self.sock.close()
-
     def _dispatch(self):
         msg, addr = self.sock.recvfrom(1024)
         args = json.loads(msg)
diff --git a/osbuild/remoteloop.py b/osbuild/remoteloop.py
index 40fc63d3..216d34e4 100644
--- a/osbuild/remoteloop.py
+++ b/osbuild/remoteloop.py
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ class LoopServer:
         self.event_loop.add_reader(self.sock, self._dispatch)
         self.thread = threading.Thread(target=self._run_event_loop)
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        self.sock.close()
-
     def _create_device(self, fd, dir_fd, offset=None, sizelimit=None):
         while True:
             # Getting an unbound loopback device and attaching a backing