diff --git a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavav2-17646a4.json b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavav2-17646a4.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7f769acd5153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavav2-17646a4.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "type": "bugfix",
+    "category": "AWS SDK for Java v2",
+    "contributor": "benjaminp",
+    "description": "Do not check for thread interruption in `SdkFilterInputStream.close()`."
+}
diff --git a/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/io/SdkFilterInputStream.java b/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/io/SdkFilterInputStream.java
index 6016af712678..ce59ccaa1f30 100644
--- a/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/io/SdkFilterInputStream.java
+++ b/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/io/SdkFilterInputStream.java
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ public int available() throws IOException {
         return in.available();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void close() throws IOException {
-        in.close();
-        abortIfNeeded();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public synchronized void mark(int readlimit) {
         abortIfNeeded();