diff --git a/Lib/SocketServer.py b/Lib/SocketServer.py
index 6e1f78a..00064ba 100644
--- a/Lib/SocketServer.py
+++ b/Lib/SocketServer.py
@@ -506,9 +506,6 @@
     def setup(self):
         pass
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        pass
-
     def handle(self):
         pass