--- src/winscard_svc.c
+++ src/winscard_svc.c
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@
 
 	if (i == PCSCLITE_MAX_APPLICATIONS_CONTEXTS)
 	{
-		SYS_CloseFile(psContext[i].dwClientID);
-		psContext[i].dwClientID = 0;
 		Log2(PCSC_LOG_CRITICAL, "No more context available (max: %d)",
 			PCSCLITE_MAX_APPLICATIONS_CONTEXTS);
 		return SCARD_F_INTERNAL_ERROR;