diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 5d99b00662d..48dd690e89d 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -397,15 +397,6 @@ function writeAfterFIN(chunk, encoding, cb) {
   }
 }
 
-Socket.prototype.read = function(n) {
-  if (n === 0)
-    return stream.Readable.prototype.read.call(this, n);
-
-  this.read = stream.Readable.prototype.read;
-  this._consuming = true;
-  return this.read(n);
-};
-
 Socket.prototype.setTimeout = function(msecs, callback) {
   // Type checking identical to timers.enroll()
   msecs = validateTimerDuration(msecs);