diff --git a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/largeobject/LargeObjectManager.java b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/largeobject/LargeObjectManager.java
index 8fff6e4a1e1660ad9db75d79bdf03601a8060f36..6f79711c70240a3501faa10284d0fbe89a4a2c3f 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/largeobject/LargeObjectManager.java
+++ b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/largeobject/LargeObjectManager.java
@@ -121,14 +121,6 @@ public class LargeObjectManager
     DriverManager.println("Large Object initialised");
   }
 
-  /*
-   * Added to free resources during garbage collection,
-   * Philip Crotwell <crotwell@seis.sc.edu>
-   */
-  protected void finalize() {
-    close();
-  }
-
   /**
    * This opens an existing large object, based on its OID. This method
    * assumes that READ and WRITE access is required (the default).