update per review feedback

request.js

@@ -874,7 +874,6 @@ Request.prototype.start = function () {
   // start() is called once we are ready to send the outgoing HTTP request.
   // this is usually called on the first write(), end() or on nextTick()
   var self = this
-    , startTime
 
   if (self._aborted) {
     return
@@ -898,11 +897,10 @@ Request.prototype.start = function () {
 
   debug('make request', self.uri.href)
 
-  startTime = new Date().getTime()
   self.req = self.httpModule.request(reqOptions)
 
   if (self.timing) {
-    self.startTime = startTime
+    self.startTime = new Date().getTime()
   }
 
   if (self.timeout && !self.timeoutTimer) {

tests/test-timing.js

@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ tape('setup', function(t) {
   })
 })
 
-tape('no-op', function(t) {
-  t.end()
-})
-
 tape('non-redirected request is timed', function(t) {
   var options = {time: true}
   request('http://localhost:' + plain_server.port + '/', options, function(err, res, body) {