diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 86505a9a4510a5..d3b712ce9c18fa 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -541,19 +541,9 @@ function onReadableStreamEnd() {
     if (this.writable)
       this.end();
   }
-  maybeDestroy(this);
-}
-
 
-// Call whenever we set writable=false or readable=false
-function maybeDestroy(socket) {
-  if (!socket.readable &&
-      !socket.writable &&
-      !socket.destroyed &&
-      !socket.connecting &&
-      !socket.writableLength) {
-    socket.destroy();
-  }
+  if (!this.destroyed && !this.writable && !this.writableLength)
+    this.destroy();
 }