diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/index/IndexInfo.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/index/IndexInfo.java
index 4d1992d15b..fe8d64e98c 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/index/IndexInfo.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/index/IndexInfo.java
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ public class IndexInfo
             // Make sure we have set up the reader for the data
             // ... and close it so we do not up the ref count
 
-            getReferenceCountingIndexReader(id).close();
+            //getReferenceCountingIndexReader(id).close();
         }
 
         public void transition(String id, Set<Term> toDelete, Set<Term> read) throws IOException