diff --git a/src/StreamingClient.php b/src/StreamingClient.php
index 5cfe719..ce058dd 100644
--- a/src/StreamingClient.php
+++ b/src/StreamingClient.php
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public function __construct(Stream $stream, ParserInterface $parser = null, Seri
         });
 
         $stream->on('close', array($this, 'close'));
-        $stream->resume();
 
         $this->stream = $stream;
         $this->parser = $parser;