diff --git a/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketEngine.swift b/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketEngine.swift
index dc3234c..0d964d4 100644
--- a/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketEngine.swift
+++ b/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketEngine.swift
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public final class SocketEngine: NSObject, WebSocketDelegate {
 
     deinit {
         Logger.log("Engine is being deinit", type: logType)
+        stopPolling()
     }
     
     private func checkIfMessageIsBase64Binary(var message: String) {
diff --git a/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketIOClient.swift b/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketIOClient.swift
index 3c716b9..dbbec13 100644
--- a/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketIOClient.swift
+++ b/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketIOClient.swift
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ public final class SocketIOClient: NSObject, SocketEngineClient {
     
     deinit {
         Logger.log("Client is being deinit", type: logType)
-        engine?.close(fast: true)
     }
     
     private func addEngine() -> SocketEngine {