diff --git a/lib/_http_client.js b/lib/_http_client.js
index 885016bf4856db..ab1d31afd2bc23 100644
--- a/lib/_http_client.js
+++ b/lib/_http_client.js
@@ -709,11 +709,7 @@ function responseOnEnd() {
 
   if (!req.shouldKeepAlive) {
     if (socket.writable) {
-      debug('AGENT socket.destroySoon()');
-      if (typeof socket.destroySoon === 'function')
-        socket.destroySoon();
-      else
-        socket.end();
+      socket.end();
     }
     assert(!socket.writable);
   } else if (req.finished && !this.aborted) {
diff --git a/lib/_http_server.js b/lib/_http_server.js
index 7343d5f52791b9..ebb685bfae9579 100644
--- a/lib/_http_server.js
+++ b/lib/_http_server.js
@@ -814,11 +814,7 @@ function resOnFinish(req, res, socket, state, server) {
   process.nextTick(emitCloseNT, res);
 
   if (res._last) {
-    if (typeof socket.destroySoon === 'function') {
-      socket.destroySoon();
-    } else {
-      socket.end();
-    }
+    socket.end();
   } else if (state.outgoing.length === 0) {
     if (server.keepAliveTimeout && typeof socket.setTimeout === 'function') {
       socket.setTimeout(server.keepAliveTimeout);