diff --git a/commands/command_status.go b/commands/command_status.go
index 649574f5..60af1e60 100644
--- a/commands/command_status.go
+++ b/commands/command_status.go
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ func statusCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	scanner, err := lfs.NewPointerScanner()
 	if err != nil {
-		scanner.Close()
-
 		ExitWithError(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/lfs/gitscanner_tree.go b/lfs/gitscanner_tree.go
index 63a4cb46..875d2b2d 100644
--- a/lfs/gitscanner_tree.go
+++ b/lfs/gitscanner_tree.go
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ func runScanTree(cb GitScannerFoundPointer, ref string, filter *filepathfilter.F
 func catFileBatchTree(treeblobs *TreeBlobChannelWrapper) (*PointerChannelWrapper, error) {
 	scanner, err := NewPointerScanner()
 	if err != nil {
-		scanner.Close()
-
 		return nil, err
 	}