diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index a5e1ede73a3736..b32937f224b873 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -938,7 +938,6 @@ Socket.prototype.connect = function(...args) {
     this.write = Socket.prototype.write;
 
   if (this.destroyed) {
-    this._undestroy();
     this._handle = null;
     this._peername = null;
     this._sockname = null;