diff --git a/Modules/Battery/readers.swift b/Modules/Battery/readers.swift
index b3be2e76..ebb25697 100644
--- a/Modules/Battery/readers.swift
+++ b/Modules/Battery/readers.swift
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ public class ProcessReader: Reader<[TopProcess]> {
         
         let pipe = Pipe()
         
-        defer {
-            pipe.fileHandleForReading.closeFile()
-        }
-        
         self.task.standardOutput = pipe
         self.task.launchPath = "/usr/bin/top"
         self.task.arguments = ["-o", "power", "-n", "\(self.numberOfProcesses)", "-stats", "pid,command,power"]