diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp
index c6d185de75..7c0d176f19 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp
@@ -642,10 +642,6 @@ std::optional<DmaBufParams> DrmBackend::testCreateDmaBuf(const QSize &size, quin
     }
 
     auto ret = dmaBufParamsForBo(bo);
-    // We are just testing to know it works and check the modifier, no need to keep the fd
-    for (int i = 0, c = gbm_bo_get_plane_count(bo); i < c; ++i) {
-        close(gbm_bo_get_fd_for_plane(bo, i));
-    }
     gbm_bo_destroy(bo);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/wayland/wayland_backend.cpp b/src/backends/wayland/wayland_backend.cpp
index 599dd234c7..313efc5abd 100644
--- a/src/backends/wayland/wayland_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/wayland/wayland_backend.cpp
@@ -1036,10 +1036,6 @@ std::optional<DmaBufParams> WaylandBackend::testCreateDmaBuf(const QSize &size,
     }
 
     auto ret = dmaBufParamsForBo(bo);
-    // We are just testing to know it works and check the modifier, no need to keep the fd
-    for (int i = 0, c = gbm_bo_get_plane_count(bo); i < c; ++i) {
-        close(gbm_bo_get_fd_for_plane(bo, i));
-    }
     gbm_bo_destroy(bo);
     return ret;
 }