diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index 0db53dbd03..a574a2c12e 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -1326,12 +1326,6 @@ send_request:
                     ret = 0;
                     goto close_notify;
 
-                case 0:
-                case POLARSSL_ERR_NET_CONN_RESET:
-                    printf( " connection was reset by peer\n" );
-                    ret = 0;
-                    goto reconnect;
-
                 default:
                     printf( " ssl_read returned -0x%x\n", -ret );
                     goto exit;
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index 92c99fb5ba..13922646a2 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -1875,12 +1875,6 @@ data_exchange:
                     ret = 0;
                     goto close_notify;
 
-                case 0:
-                case POLARSSL_ERR_NET_CONN_RESET:
-                    printf( " connection was reset by peer\n" );
-                        ret = POLARSSL_ERR_NET_CONN_RESET;
-                        goto reset;
-
                 default:
                     printf( " ssl_read returned -0x%x\n", -ret );
                     goto reset;