diff --git a/lib/_http_client.js b/lib/_http_client.js
index 96b8ce57b1e..9212c0a1bad 100644
--- a/lib/_http_client.js
+++ b/lib/_http_client.js
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ function ClientRequest(options, cb) {
 
   if (util.isString(options)) {
     options = url.parse(options);
-  } else {
-    options = util._extend({}, options);
   }
 
   var agent = options.agent;