diff --git a/pymodbus/client/base.py b/pymodbus/client/base.py
index cf03882d4..06bbe0a1f 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/base.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/base.py
@@ -79,12 +79,9 @@ def register(self, custom_response_class: ModbusResponse) -> None:
         """
         self.ctx.framer.decoder.register(custom_response_class)
 
-    def close(self, reconnect: bool = False) -> None:
+    def close(self) -> None:
         """Close connection."""
-        if reconnect:
-            self.ctx.connection_lost(asyncio.TimeoutError("Server not responding"))
-        else:
-            self.ctx.close()
+        self.ctx.close()
 
     def execute(self, request: ModbusRequest):
         """Execute request and get response (call **sync/async**).
@@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ async def async_execute(self, request) -> ModbusResponse:
                 except asyncio.exceptions.TimeoutError:
                     count += 1
         if count > self.retries:
-            self.close(reconnect=True)
+            self.ctx.connection_lost(asyncio.TimeoutError("Server not responding"))
             raise ModbusIOException(
                 f"ERROR: No response received after {self.retries} retries"
             )
diff --git a/pymodbus/client/serial.py b/pymodbus/client/serial.py
index 2da85a2ba..9e3814b84 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/serial.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/serial.py
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ def __init__(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
             on_connect_callback,
         )
 
-    def close(self, reconnect: bool = False) -> None:
-        """Close connection."""
-        super().close(reconnect=reconnect)
-
 
 class ModbusSerialClient(ModbusBaseSyncClient):
     """**ModbusSerialClient**.
diff --git a/pymodbus/client/tcp.py b/pymodbus/client/tcp.py
index 0a431a5d2..0f6f0de44 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/tcp.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/tcp.py
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ async def run():
     Please refer to :ref:`Pymodbus internals` for advanced usage.
     """
 
-    socket: socket.socket | None
-
     def __init__(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
         self,
         host: str,
@@ -85,10 +83,6 @@ def __init__(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
             on_connect_callback,
         )
 
-    def close(self, reconnect: bool = False) -> None:
-        """Close connection."""
-        super().close(reconnect=reconnect)
-
 
 class ModbusTcpClient(ModbusBaseSyncClient):
     """**ModbusTcpClient**.
diff --git a/pymodbus/client/udp.py b/pymodbus/client/udp.py
index 23c6db759..296d1ae46 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/udp.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/udp.py
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ def __init__(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
         )
         self.source_address = source_address
 
-    @property
-    def connected(self):
-        """Return true if connected."""
-        return self.ctx.is_active()
-
 
 class ModbusUdpClient(ModbusBaseSyncClient):
     """**ModbusUdpClient**.