diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioMessageChannel.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioMessageChannel.java
index 3a32c67f09..ac31e89c46 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioMessageChannel.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioMessageChannel.java
@@ -50,16 +50,19 @@ public abstract class AbstractNioMessageChannel extends AbstractNioChannel {
 
         private final List<Object> readBuf = new ArrayList<Object>();
 
+        private void removeReadOp() {
+            SelectionKey key = selectionKey();
+            int interestOps = key.interestOps();
+            if ((interestOps & readInterestOp) != 0) {
+                // only remove readInterestOp if needed
+                key.interestOps(interestOps & ~readInterestOp);
+            }
+        }
         @Override
         public void read() {
             assert eventLoop().inEventLoop();
-            final SelectionKey key = selectionKey();
             if (!config().isAutoRead()) {
-                int interestOps = key.interestOps();
-                if ((interestOps & readInterestOp) != 0) {
-                    // only remove readInterestOp if needed
-                    key.interestOps(interestOps & ~readInterestOp);
-                }
+                removeReadOp();
             }
 
             final ChannelConfig config = config();