diff --git a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4948.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4948.js
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--- a/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4948.js
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-'use strict';
-// https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/4948
-
-require('../common');
-const http = require('http');
-
-let reqCount = 0;
-const server = http.createServer(function(serverReq, serverRes) {
-  if (reqCount) {
-    serverRes.end();
-    server.close();
-    return;
-  }
-  reqCount = 1;
-
-
-  // normally the use case would be to call an external site
-  // does not require connecting locally or to itself to fail
-  const r = http.request({ hostname: 'localhost',
-                           port: this.address().port }, function(res) {
-    // required, just needs to be in the client response somewhere
-    serverRes.end();
-
-    // required for test to fail
-    res.on('data', () => {});
-
-  });
-  r.on('error', () => {});
-  r.end();
-
-  serverRes.write('some data');
-}).listen(0, function() {
-  // simulate a client request that closes early
-  const net = require('net');
-
-  const sock = new net.Socket();
-  sock.connect(this.address().port, 'localhost');
-
-  sock.on('connect', function() {
-    sock.write('GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n');
-    sock.end();
-  });
-});