diff --git a/lib/child_process.js b/lib/child_process.js
index e2bf3aa2ad9..c8198cfa445 100644
--- a/lib/child_process.js
+++ b/lib/child_process.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ var handleConversion = {
   },
 
   'net.Socket': {
-    send: function(message, socket, options) {
+    send: function(message, socket) {
       // if the socket was created by net.Server
       if (socket.server) {
         // the slave should keep track of the socket
@@ -116,18 +116,13 @@ var handleConversion = {
         var firstTime = !this._channel.sockets.send[message.key];
         var socketList = getSocketList('send', this, message.key);
 
-        if (options && options.track) {
-          // Keep track of socket's status
-          message.id = socketList.add(socket);
-        } else {
-          // the server should no longer expose a .connection property
-          // and when asked to close it should query the socket status from
-          // the slaves
-          if (firstTime) socket.server._setupSlave(socketList);
+        // the server should no longer expose a .connection property
+        // and when asked to close it should query the socket status from
+        // the slaves
+        if (firstTime) socket.server._setupSlave(socketList);
 
-          // Act like socket is detached
-          socket.server._connections--;
-        }
+        // Act like socket is detached
+        socket.server._connections--;
       }
 
       // remove handle from socket object, it will be closed when the socket
@@ -154,7 +149,6 @@ var handleConversion = {
         // add socket to connections list
         var socketList = getSocketList('got', this, message.key);
         socketList.add({
-          id: message.id,
           socket: socket
         });
       }
@@ -172,60 +166,9 @@ function SocketListSend(slave, key) {
 
   this.key = key;
   this.slave = slave;
-
-  // These two arrays are used to store the list of sockets and the freelist of
-  // indexes in this list. After insertion, item will have persistent index
-  // until it's removed. This way we can use this index as an identifier for
-  // sockets.
-  this.list = [];
-  this.freelist = [];
-
-  slave.once('disconnect', function() {
-    self.flush();
-  });
-
-  this.slave.on('internalMessage', function(msg) {
-    if (msg.cmd !== 'NODE_SOCKET_CLOSED' || msg.key !== self.key) return;
-    self.remove(msg.id);
-  });
 }
 util.inherits(SocketListSend, EventEmitter);
 
-SocketListSend.prototype.add = function(socket) {
-  var index;
-
-  // Pick one of free indexes, or insert in the end of the list
-  if (this.freelist.length > 0) {
-    index = this.freelist.pop();
-    this.list[index] = socket;
-  } else {
-    index = this.list.push(socket) - 1;
-  }
-
-  return index;
-};
-
-SocketListSend.prototype.remove = function(index) {
-  var socket = this.list[index];
-  if (!socket) return;
-
-  // Create a hole in the list and move index to the freelist
-  this.list[index] = null;
-  this.freelist.push(index);
-
-  socket.destroy();
-};
-
-SocketListSend.prototype.flush = function() {
-  var list = this.list;
-  this.list = [];
-  this.freelist = [];
-
-  list.forEach(function(socket) {
-    if (socket) socket.destroy();
-  });
-};
-
 SocketListSend.prototype._request = function(msg, cmd, callback) {
   var self = this;
 
@@ -315,15 +258,6 @@ SocketListReceive.prototype.add = function(obj) {
   obj.socket.once('close', function() {
     self.connections--;
 
-    if (obj.id !== undefined && self.slave.connected) {
-      // Master wants to keep eye on socket status
-      self.slave.send({
-        cmd: 'NODE_SOCKET_CLOSED',
-        key: self.key,
-        id: obj.id
-      });
-    }
-
     if (self.connections === 0) self.emit('empty');
   });
 };
diff --git a/test/simple/test-child-process-fork-track.js b/test/simple/test-child-process-fork-track.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d07500584cf..00000000000
--- a/test/simple/test-child-process-fork-track.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
-// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
-// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
-// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
-// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
-// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
-// following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
-// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
-// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
-// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
-// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
-// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-var assert = require('assert');
-var common = require('../common');
-var fork = require('child_process').fork;
-var net = require('net');
-var count = 12;
-
-if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
-  var sockets = [];
-  var id = process.argv[3];
-
-  process.on('message', function(m, socket) {
-    if (socket) {
-      sockets.push(socket);
-    }
-
-    if (m.cmd === 'close') {
-      sockets[m.id].once('close', function() {
-        process.send({ id: m.id, status: 'closed' });
-      });
-      sockets[m.id].destroy();
-    }
-  });
-} else {
-  var child = fork(process.argv[1], ['child']);
-
-  var server = net.createServer();
-  var sockets = [];
-  var closed = 0;
-
-  server.on('connection', function(socket) {
-    child.send({ cmd: 'new' }, socket, { track: true });
-    sockets.push(socket);
-
-    socket.once('close', function() {
-      console.error('[m] socket closed');
-      closed++;
-      server.getConnections(function(err, num) {
-        assert(!err);
-        assert.equal(closed + num, count);
-        if (num === 0) server.close();
-      });
-    });
-
-    if (sockets.length === count) {
-      closeSockets(0);
-    }
-  });
-
-  var disconnected = 0;
-  server.on('listening', function() {
-
-    var j = count, client;
-    while (j--) {
-      client = net.connect(common.PORT, '127.0.0.1');
-      client.on('close', function() {
-        console.error('[m] CLIENT: close event');
-        disconnected += 1;
-      });
-      // XXX This resume() should be unnecessary.
-      // a stream high water mark should be enough to keep
-      // consuming the input.
-      client.resume();
-    }
-  });
-
-  function closeSockets(i) {
-    if (i === count) return;
-
-    child.send({ id: i, cmd: 'close' });
-    child.once('message', function(m) {
-      assert(m.status === 'closed');
-      closeSockets(i + 1);
-    });
-  };
-
-  var closeEmitted = false;
-  server.on('close', function() {
-    console.error('[m] server close');
-    closeEmitted = true;
-
-    child.kill();
-  });
-
-  server.listen(common.PORT, '127.0.0.1');
-
-  process.on('exit', function() {
-    assert.equal(disconnected, count);
-    assert.equal(closed, count);
-    assert.ok(closeEmitted);
-  });
-}