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 003a40fa41b4f..1e8e7fd7ea851 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
@@ -1511,7 +1511,6 @@ public void closeComplete(int rc, LedgerHandle lh, Object o) {
     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 e42ce25bd0c12..c58f2b9c541f4 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
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ public void failed(ManagedLedgerException e) {
             data.release();
             cb.addFailed(e, ctx);
             ml.mbean.recordAddEntryError();
-            this.recycle();
         }
     }