diff --git a/bleak/backends/bluezdbus/scanner.py b/bleak/backends/bluezdbus/scanner.py
index 62c394f5..88f1d3dc 100644
--- a/bleak/backends/bluezdbus/scanner.py
+++ b/bleak/backends/bluezdbus/scanner.py
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ async def stop(self):
             logger.error("Attempt to disconnect system bus failed: {0}".format(e))
 
         self._bus = None
-        self._reactor = None
 
     def set_scanning_filter(self, **kwargs):
         """Sets OS level scanning filters for the BleakScanner.