diff --git a/src/utils/Image_Utils.cpp b/src/utils/Image_Utils.cpp
index b44677d..cbe8b33 100644
--- a/src/utils/Image_Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/Image_Utils.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ ImageProperties GetImageProperties(char const* filePath) {
   if (success && channels == 4 && imageHasTransparentPixels(f)) {
     result.occlusion = IMAGE_TRANSPARENT;
   }
-
-  fclose(f);
   return result;
 }