diff --git a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/stream/ChunkedWriteHandler.java b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/stream/ChunkedWriteHandler.java
index 7af75a6b24..450bd9874e 100644
--- a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/stream/ChunkedWriteHandler.java
+++ b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/stream/ChunkedWriteHandler.java
@@ -241,17 +241,6 @@ public class ChunkedWriteHandler
                     }
 
                     currentWrite.failAndRecycle(t);
-                    if (ctx.executor().inEventLoop()) {
-                        ctx.fireExceptionCaught(t);
-                    } else {
-                        ctx.executor().execute(new Runnable() {
-                            @Override
-                            public void run() {
-                                ctx.fireExceptionCaught(t);
-                            }
-                        });
-                    }
-
                     closeInput(chunks);
                     break;
                 }