diff --git a/lib/elastic_apm/transport/connection/proxy_pipe.rb b/lib/elastic_apm/transport/connection/proxy_pipe.rb
index d4a504238..77781fd25 100644
--- a/lib/elastic_apm/transport/connection/proxy_pipe.rb
+++ b/lib/elastic_apm/transport/connection/proxy_pipe.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def initialize(io, compress: true)
 
             return unless compress
             enable_compression!
-            ObjectSpace.define_finalizer(self, self.class.finalize(@io))
+            #ObjectSpace.define_finalizer(self, self.class.finalize(@io))
           end
 
           def self.finalize(io)