diff --git a/Lib/ssl.py b/Lib/ssl.py
index a6619d6..be13866 100644
--- a/Lib/ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/ssl.py
@@ -148,10 +148,6 @@
         self.do_handshake_on_connect = do_handshake_on_connect
         self.suppress_ragged_eofs = suppress_ragged_eofs
 
-    # See Modules/_ssl.c:PySSL_dealloc()
-    # def __del__(self):
-    #    self._real_close()
-
     def dup(self):
         raise NotImplemented("Can't dup() %s instances" %
                              self.__class__.__name__)
@@ -304,7 +300,6 @@
         socket.shutdown(self, how)
 
     def _real_close(self):
-        # real close is called by Modules/_ssl.c:PySSL_dealloc()
         self._sslobj = None
         # self._closed = True
         if self._base:
@@ -353,6 +348,10 @@
                               self.do_handshake_on_connect),
                 addr)
 
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        self._real_close()
+
 def wrap_socket(sock, keyfile=None, certfile=None,
                 server_side=False, cert_reqs=CERT_NONE,
                 ssl_version=PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ca_certs=None,