diff --git a/src/rpcclient/rpcclient/allocated.py b/src/rpcclient/rpcclient/allocated.py
index 18f2096b..80a5c701 100644
--- a/src/rpcclient/rpcclient/allocated.py
+++ b/src/rpcclient/rpcclient/allocated.py
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ def __enter__(self):
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
         self.deallocate()
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        try:
-            self.deallocate()
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
     @abstractmethod
     def _deallocate(self):
         pass
diff --git a/src/rpcclient/tests/test_allocation_cleanup.py b/src/rpcclient/tests/test_allocation_cleanup.py
index e65b0add..36e14229 100644
--- a/src/rpcclient/tests/test_allocation_cleanup.py
+++ b/src/rpcclient/tests/test_allocation_cleanup.py
@@ -10,29 +10,6 @@ def test_allocate_file_fd_context_manager(client, tmp_path):
     assert fds_count == len(client.processes.get_by_pid(client.pid).fds)
 
 
-def test_allocate_file_fd_gc(client, tmp_path):
-    # make sure when the test starts, all previous Allocated references are freed
-    gc.collect()
-    fds_count = len(client.processes.get_by_pid(client.pid).fds)
-
-    # create a new fd with zero references, so it should be free immediately
-    client.fs.open(tmp_path / 'test', 'w')
-
-    # make sure python's GC had a chance to free the newly created fd
-    gc.collect()
-    assert fds_count == len(client.processes.get_by_pid(client.pid).fds)
-
-
-def test_allocate_file_fd_explicit_del(client, tmp_path):
-    # make sure when the test starts, all previous Allocated references are freed
-    gc.collect()
-    fds_count = len(client.processes.get_by_pid(client.pid).fds)
-    fd = client.fs.open(tmp_path / 'test', 'w')
-    assert fds_count + 1 == len(client.processes.get_by_pid(client.pid).fds)
-    del fd
-    assert fds_count == len(client.processes.get_by_pid(client.pid).fds)
-
-
 def test_allocate_file_fd_explicit_deallocate(client, tmp_path):
     # make sure when the test starts, all previous Allocated references are freed
     gc.collect()