diff --git a/Lib/urllib/request.py b/Lib/urllib/request.py
index 67b4c795b36..88f3ce1a26a 100644
--- a/Lib/urllib/request.py
+++ b/Lib/urllib/request.py
@@ -2326,13 +2326,7 @@ class ftpwrapper:
         return (ftpobj, retrlen)
 
     def endtransfer(self):
-        if not self.busy:
-            return
         self.busy = 0
-        try:
-            self.ftp.voidresp()
-        except ftperrors():
-            pass
 
     def close(self):
         self.keepalive = False
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index b691c3762a9..3ae254faabc 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #16270: urllib may hang when used for retrieving files via FTP by using
+  a context manager.  Patch by Giampaolo Rodola'.
+
 - Issue #16176: Properly identify Windows 8 via platform.platform()
 
 - Issue #16088: BaseHTTPRequestHandler's send_error method includes a