diff --git a/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/close.c b/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/close.c
index 1019111b94c..10d40bde40f 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/close.c
+++ b/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/close.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ VfatCloseFile(
     FileObject->FsContext2 = NULL;
     FileObject->FsContext = NULL;
     FileObject->SectionObjectPointer = NULL;
-    DeviceExt->OpenHandleCount--;
 
     if (pCcb)
     {