diff --git a/test_websocket.py b/test_websocket.py
index ee1855d..220b133 100644
--- a/test_websocket.py
+++ b/test_websocket.py
@@ -500,3 +500,14 @@ def test_connectionLost(self):
         """
         self.request.connectionLost(Failure(CONNECTION_DONE))
         self.handler.lostReason.trap(ConnectionDone)
+
+    def test_loseConnection_and_connectionLost(self):
+        """
+        L{Request.connectionLost} called after
+        L{WebSocketTransport.loseConnection} does not cause problems.
+        """
+        self.handler.transport.loseConnection()
+        # loseConnection() on the transport will disconnect the request, and it
+        # will get its connectionLost method fired
+        self.request.connectionLost(Failure(CONNECTION_DONE))
+        self.assertTrue(self.channel.transport.disconnected)
diff --git a/websocket.py b/websocket.py
index 5cae1d3..6cf1162 100644
--- a/websocket.py
+++ b/websocket.py
@@ -367,9 +367,6 @@ def loseConnection(self):
         Close the connection.
         """
         self._request.transport.loseConnection()
-        del self._request.transport
-        del self._request
-        del self._handler
 
 class WebSocketHandler(object):
     """