diff --git a/assignment2/functions.go b/assignment2/functions.go
index 61d89a47cd5098e28a1d419f67482c8d55da8ac2..e5d04cfc2e898a311d23b8c9251dc03d67d7dbe5 100644
--- a/assignment2/functions.go
+++ b/assignment2/functions.go
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ func DoRequest(Client *http.Client, w http.ResponseWriter, API string) (*http.Re
 	}
 
 	resp, err := Client.Do(req)
-	if resp != nil {
-		defer resp.Body.Close()
-	}
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}