diff --git a/lib/pure/asyncdispatch.nim b/lib/pure/asyncdispatch.nim
index 675e8fc5eb..23eb80b37b 100644
--- a/lib/pure/asyncdispatch.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/asyncdispatch.nim
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ else:
           processBasicCallbacks(fd, writeList)
           result = true
 
-        if Event.User in events or events == {Event.Error}:
+        if Event.User in events:
           processBasicCallbacks(fd, readList)
           custom = true
           if rLength == 0: