diff --git a/lib/error-handler.js b/lib/error-handler.js
index 1be85a592c..9bc8d68df7 100644
--- a/lib/error-handler.js
+++ b/lib/error-handler.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const FJS = require('fast-json-stringify')
 const statusCodes = require('http').STATUS_CODES
 const wrapThenable = require('./wrapThenable')
 const {
-  kReplyHeaders, kReplyNextErrorHandler, kReplyIsRunningOnErrorHook, kReplySent, kReplyHasStatusCode
+  kReplyHeaders, kReplyNextErrorHandler, kReplyIsRunningOnErrorHook, kReplyHasStatusCode
 } = require('./symbols.js')
 
 const {
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ function fallbackErrorHandler (error, reply, cb) {
   reply[kReplyHeaders]['content-type'] = 'application/json; charset=utf-8'
   reply[kReplyHeaders]['content-length'] = '' + Buffer.byteLength(payload)
 
-  reply[kReplySent] = true
-
   cb(reply, payload)
 }