diff --git a/db/db_impl_files.cc b/db/db_impl_files.cc
index 3bbf94c29..e44e42318 100644
--- a/db/db_impl_files.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl_files.cc
@@ -368,6 +368,9 @@ void DBImpl::PurgeObsoleteFiles(const JobContext& state, bool schedule_only) {
     candidate_files.emplace_back(
         MakeTableFileName(kDumbDbName, file->fd.GetNumber()),
         file->fd.GetPathId());
+    if (file->table_reader_handle) {
+      table_cache_->Release(file->table_reader_handle);
+    }
     delete file;
   }
 
diff --git a/db/version_set.cc b/db/version_set.cc
index 0069d86c1..ffbdd46cd 100644
--- a/db/version_set.cc
+++ b/db/version_set.cc
@@ -328,10 +328,6 @@ Version::~Version() {
       assert(f->refs > 0);
       f->refs--;
       if (f->refs <= 0) {
-        if (f->table_reader_handle) {
-          cfd_->table_cache()->EraseHandle(f->fd, f->table_reader_handle);
-          f->table_reader_handle = nullptr;
-        }
         vset_->obsolete_files_.push_back(f);
       }
     }