diff --git a/Lib/urllib/request.py b/Lib/urllib/request.py
index ca17da5b00f..b41dd7eaa82 100644
--- a/Lib/urllib/request.py
+++ b/Lib/urllib/request.py
@@ -1732,7 +1732,6 @@ class URLopener:
 
     def http_error_default(self, url, fp, errcode, errmsg, headers):
         """Default error handler: close the connection and raise IOError."""
-        void = fp.read()
         fp.close()
         raise HTTPError(url, errcode, errmsg, headers, None)
 
@@ -1923,7 +1922,6 @@ class FancyURLopener(URLopener):
             newurl = headers['uri']
         else:
             return
-        void = fp.read()
         fp.close()
 
         # In case the server sent a relative URL, join with original:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 94af4462b9b..72b33b99f3b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #8035: urllib: Fix a bug where the client could remain stuck after a
+  redirection or an error.
+
 - Issue #10350: Read and save errno before calling a function which might
   overwrite it.  Original patch by Hallvard B Furuseth.