diff --git a/src/websockets/asyncio/messages.py b/src/websockets/asyncio/messages.py
index 69636e3d0..678a3c14e 100644
--- a/src/websockets/asyncio/messages.py
+++ b/src/websockets/asyncio/messages.py
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ def abort(self) -> None:
         """Close the queue, raising EOFError in get() if necessary."""
         if self.get_waiter is not None and not self.get_waiter.done():
             self.get_waiter.set_exception(EOFError("stream of frames ended"))
-        # Clear the queue to avoid storing unnecessary data in memory.
-        self.queue.clear()
 
 
 class Assembler:
diff --git a/tests/asyncio/test_messages.py b/tests/asyncio/test_messages.py
index 5c9ac9445..181ffd376 100644
--- a/tests/asyncio/test_messages.py
+++ b/tests/asyncio/test_messages.py
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@ async def test_abort(self):
         with self.assertRaises(EOFError):
             await getter_task
 
-    async def test_abort_clears_queue(self):
-        """abort clears buffered data from the queue."""
-        self.queue.put(42)
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.queue), 1)
-        self.queue.abort()
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.queue), 0)
-
 
 class AssemblerTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
     async def asyncSetUp(self):