diff --git a/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketIOClient.swift b/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketIOClient.swift
index e55f8d1..aeb65ae 100644
--- a/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketIOClient.swift
+++ b/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketIOClient.swift
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ public final class SocketIOClient: NSObject, SocketEngineClient, SocketLogClient
         _connected = false
         _reconnecting = false
         engine?.close(fast: fast)
-        engine = nil
     }
     
     /**