diff --git a/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c b/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
index beac5d5d98..5c47cb41c8 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ send_request:
 
             case MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_PEER_CLOSE_NOTIFY:
                 mbedtls_printf(" connection was closed gracefully\n");
-                ret = 0;
                 goto close_notify;
 
             default:
diff --git a/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c b/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c
index 2128d02c9a..38833cf880 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ reset:
 
             case MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_PEER_CLOSE_NOTIFY:
                 printf(" connection was closed gracefully\n");
-                ret = 0;
                 goto close_notify;
 
             default:
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index c01bf1306f..c3c514959b 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -3437,7 +3437,6 @@ data_exchange:
             switch (ret) {
                 case MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_PEER_CLOSE_NOTIFY:
                     mbedtls_printf(" connection was closed gracefully\n");
-                    ret = 0;
                     goto close_notify;
 
                 default: