diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/H2DBLock.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/H2DBLock.java
index e29e21d97..621af2443 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/H2DBLock.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/H2DBLock.java
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ public class H2DBLock {
         if (lockFile != null && lockFile.isFile()) {
             try (RandomAccessFile f = new RandomAccessFile(lockFile, "rw")) {
                 String m = f.readLine();
-                f.close();
                 if (m != null && m.equals(magic) && !lockFile.delete()) {
                     LOGGER.error("Lock file '{}' was unable to be deleted. Please manually delete this file.", lockFile.toString());
                     lockFile.deleteOnExit();