diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index 97e10d94348ef5..176a9e417d802a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -821,14 +821,11 @@ function hideInternalStackFrames(error) {
 // to make usage of the error in userland and readable-stream easier.
 // It is a regular error with `.code` and `.name`.
 class AbortError extends Error {
-  constructor(message = 'The operation was aborted', options = {}) {
-    if (options === null || typeof options !== 'object') {
+  constructor(message = 'The operation was aborted', options = undefined) {
+    if (options !== undefined && typeof options !== 'object') {
       throw new codes.ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('options', 'Object', options);
     }
-    const {
-      cause,
-    } = options;
-    super(message, { cause });
+    super(message, options);
     this.code = 'ABORT_ERR';
     this.name = 'AbortError';
   }