1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
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;
     }
 }