diff --git a/java/src/com/zerotier/sdk/Node.java b/java/src/com/zerotier/sdk/Node.java
index 964c896c9..ac20398e1 100644
--- a/java/src/com/zerotier/sdk/Node.java
+++ b/java/src/com/zerotier/sdk/Node.java
@@ -125,11 +125,6 @@ public class Node {
         node_delete(nodeId);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void finalize() {
-        close();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "Node(" + nodeId + ")";