diff --git a/lib/web/fetch/request.js b/lib/web/fetch/request.js
index bc436aa9705..dde0d8aacd0 100644
--- a/lib/web/fetch/request.js
+++ b/lib/web/fetch/request.js
@@ -429,8 +429,6 @@ class Request {
           // This is only available in node >= v19.9.0
           if (typeof getMaxListeners === 'function' && getMaxListeners(signal) === defaultMaxListeners) {
             setMaxListeners(1500, signal)
-          } else if (getEventListeners(signal, 'abort').length >= defaultMaxListeners) {
-            setMaxListeners(1500, signal)
           }
         } catch {}