diff --git a/code/ColladaParser.cpp b/code/ColladaParser.cpp
index 8149dd4bb..4c47da550 100644
--- a/code/ColladaParser.cpp
+++ b/code/ColladaParser.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ ColladaParser::ColladaParser( IOSystem* pIOHandler, const std::string& pFile)
     ReadContents();
 
     // release file after import
-    pIOHandler->Close( file.get() );
+    //pIOHandler->Close( file.get() );
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------