diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index f3eadce9e9..258145a954 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -477,12 +477,7 @@ func (c *Client) Do(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request, v interface{}) (*Res
 
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	defer func() {
-		// Drain up to 512 bytes and close the body to let the Transport reuse the connection
-		io.CopyN(ioutil.Discard, resp.Body, 512)
-		resp.Body.Close()
-	}()
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	response := newResponse(resp)