7 files changed, 14 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp b/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp
index a2445d6..dad347f 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp
@@ -509,10 +509,8 @@ void Attribute::close()
 	{
 	    throw AttributeIException("Attribute::close", "H5Aclose failed");
 	}
-	// reset the id when the attribute that it represents is no longer
-	// referenced
-	if (getCounter() == 0)
-	    id = 0;
+	// reset the id
+	id = 0;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
index 6b7b130..7351bbf 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
@@ -800,10 +800,8 @@ void DataSet::close()
 	{
 	    throw DataSetIException("DataSet::close", "H5Dclose failed");
 	}
-	// reset the id when the dataset that it represents is no longer
-	// referenced
-	if (getCounter() == 0)
-	    id = 0;
+	// reset the id
+	id = 0;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataSpace.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataSpace.cpp
index 3d74b51..2c6fd37 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataSpace.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataSpace.cpp
@@ -612,10 +612,8 @@ void DataSpace::close()
 	{
 	    throw DataSpaceIException("DataSpace::close", "H5Sclose failed");
 	}
-	// reset the id when the dataspace that it represents is no longer
-	// referenced
-	if (getCounter() == 0)
-	    id = 0;
+	// reset the id
+	id = 0;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
index 7be7fdc..e13b330 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
@@ -783,10 +783,8 @@ void DataType::close()
 	{
 	    throw DataTypeIException(inMemFunc("close"), "H5Tclose failed");
 	}
-	// reset the id when the datatype that it represents is no longer
-	// referenced
-	if (getCounter() == 0)
-	    id = 0;
+	// reset the id
+	id = 0;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5File.cpp b/c++/src/H5File.cpp
index a0cabcc..a773489 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5File.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5File.cpp
@@ -772,10 +772,8 @@ void H5File::close()
 	{
 	    throw FileIException("H5File::close", "H5Fclose failed");
 	}
-	// reset the id when the file that it represents is no longer
-	// referenced
-	if (getCounter() == 0)
-	    id = 0;
+	// reset the id
+	id = 0;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Group.cpp b/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
index dd64082..afcc7eb 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
@@ -251,10 +251,8 @@ void Group::close()
 	{
 	    throw GroupIException("Group::close", "H5Gclose failed");
 	}
-	// reset the id when the group that it represents is no longer
-	// referenced
-	if (getCounter() == 0)
-	    id = 0;
+	// reset the id
+	id = 0;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp b/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
index 2530204..550c90d 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
@@ -270,10 +270,8 @@ void PropList::close()
 	{
 	    throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("close"), "H5Pclose failed");
 	}
-	// reset the id when the property list that it represents is no longer
-	// referenced
-	if (getCounter() == 0)
-	    id = 0;
+	// reset the id
+	id = 0;
     }
 }