diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
index fc5abb9600c88..731c6d842ef14 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
@@ -1679,7 +1679,6 @@ public ManagedLedgerInterceptor getManagedLedgerInterceptor() {
     void clearPendingAddEntries(ManagedLedgerException e) {
         while (!pendingAddEntries.isEmpty()) {
             OpAddEntry op = pendingAddEntries.poll();
-            op.close();
             op.failed(e);
         }
     }
diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/OpAddEntry.java b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/OpAddEntry.java
index ecae17edcedb9..72dcccaf03f3f 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/OpAddEntry.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/OpAddEntry.java
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ public void failed(ManagedLedgerException e) {
             ReferenceCountUtil.release(data);
             cb.addFailed(e, ctx);
             ml.mbean.recordAddEntryError();
-            this.recycle();
         }
     }