2 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/action_cable/connection/base.rb b/lib/action_cable/connection/base.rb
index d96216edc2..ffef85ead2 100644
--- a/lib/action_cable/connection/base.rb
+++ b/lib/action_cable/connection/base.rb
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ module ActionCable
         @websocket.send data
       end
 
-
-      def handle_exception
-        close
-      end
-
       def close
         logger.error "Closing connection"
         @websocket.close
diff --git a/lib/action_cable/connection/internal_channel.rb b/lib/action_cable/connection/internal_channel.rb
index 55dfc72777..885457d8c2 100644
--- a/lib/action_cable/connection/internal_channel.rb
+++ b/lib/action_cable/connection/internal_channel.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module ActionCable
           logger.error "There was an exception - #{e.class}(#{e.message})"
           logger.error e.backtrace.join("\n")
 
-          handle_exception
+          close
         end
     end
   end