diff --git a/doc/api/quic.md b/doc/api/quic.md
index af30e251f8280b..c877cd12a6f37c 100644
--- a/doc/api/quic.md
+++ b/doc/api/quic.md
@@ -25,17 +25,9 @@ const { createQuicSocket } = require('net');
 // Create the QUIC UDP IPv4 socket bound to local IP port 1234
 const socket = createQuicSocket({ endpoint: { port: 1234 } });
 
-socket.on('session', (session) => {
+socket.on('session', async (session) => {
   // A new server side session has been created!
 
-  session.on('secure', () => {
-    // Once the TLS handshake is completed, we can
-    // open streams...
-    const uni = session.openStream({ halfOpen: true });
-    uni.write('hi ');
-    uni.end('from the server!');
-  });
-
   // The peer opened a new stream!
   session.on('stream', (stream) => {
     // Let's say hello
@@ -46,6 +38,10 @@ socket.on('session', (session) => {
     stream.on('data', console.log);
     stream.on('end', () => console.log('stream ended'));
   });
+
+  const uni = await session.openStream({ halfOpen: true });
+  uni.write('hi ');
+  uni.end('from the server!');
 });
 
 // Tell the socket to operate as a server using the given
@@ -187,10 +183,10 @@ The `openStream()` method is used to create a new `QuicStream`:
 
 ```js
 // Create a new bidirectional stream
-const stream1 = session.openStream();
+const stream1 = await session.openStream();
 
 // Create a new unidirectional stream
-const stream2 = session.openStream({ halfOpen: true });
+const stream2 = await session.openStream({ halfOpen: true });
 ```
 
 As suggested by the names, a bidirectional stream allows data to be sent on
@@ -1045,12 +1041,12 @@ added: REPLACEME
   * `defaultEncoding` {string} The default encoding that is used when no
     encoding is specified as an argument to `quicstream.write()`. Default:
     `'utf8'`.
-* Returns: {QuicStream}
+* Returns: {Promise} containing {QuicStream}
 
-Returns a new `QuicStream`.
+Returns a `Promise` that resolves a new `QuicStream`.
 
-An error will be thrown if the `QuicSession` has been destroyed or is in the
-process of a graceful shutdown.
+The `Promise` will be rejected if the `QuicSession` has been destroyed or is in
+the process of a graceful shutdown.
 
 #### `quicsession.ping()`
 <!--YAML
@@ -2153,14 +2149,6 @@ stream('trailingHeaders', (headers) => {
 added: REPLACEME
 -->
 
-#### `quicstream.aborted`
-<!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
--->
-* Type: {boolean}
-
-True if dataflow on the `QuicStream` was prematurely terminated.
-
 #### `quicstream.bidirectional`
 <!--YAML
 added: REPLACEME
@@ -2281,16 +2269,6 @@ added: REPLACEME
 
 The maximum received offset for this `QuicStream`.
 
-#### `quicstream.pending`
-<!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
--->
-
-* {boolean}
-
-This property is `true` if the underlying session is not finished yet,
-i.e. before the `'ready'` event is emitted.
-
 #### `quicstream.pushStream(headers\[, options\])`
 <!-- YAML
 added: REPLACEME
diff --git a/lib/internal/quic/core.js b/lib/internal/quic/core.js
index 4fc7ca721a0e3d..9f6545fd23ad1d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/quic/core.js
+++ b/lib/internal/quic/core.js
@@ -2534,7 +2534,6 @@ function streamOnPause() {
 class QuicStream extends Duplex {
   [kInternalState] = {
     closed: false,
-    aborted: false,
     defaultEncoding: undefined,
     didRead: false,
     id: undefined,
@@ -2653,8 +2652,6 @@ class QuicStream extends Duplex {
 
     state.closed = true;
 
-    state.aborted = this.readable || this.writable;
-
     // Trigger scheduling of the RESET_STREAM and STOP_SENDING frames
     // as appropriate. Notify ngtcp2 that the stream is to be shutdown.
     // Once sent, the stream will be closed and destroyed as soon as
@@ -2702,10 +2699,6 @@ class QuicStream extends Duplex {
     // TODO(@jasnell): Implement this later
   }
 
-  get aborted() {
-    return this[kInternalState].aborted;
-  }
-
   get serverInitiated() {
     return !!(this[kInternalState].id & 0b01);
   }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-quic-quicstream-close-early.js b/test/parallel/test-quic-quicstream-close-early.js
index 10ce6908e29c43..3c486db7c9ceeb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-quic-quicstream-close-early.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-quic-quicstream-close-early.js
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ const countdown = new Countdown(2, () => {
   server.on('session', common.mustCall(async (session) => {
     const uni = await session.openStream({ halfOpen: true });
     uni.write('hi', common.expectsError());
-    uni.on('error', common.mustCall(() => {
-      assert.strictEqual(uni.aborted, true);
-    }));
+    uni.on('error', common.mustCall());
     uni.on('data', common.mustNotCall());
     uni.on('close', common.mustCall());
     uni.close(3);
@@ -56,9 +54,7 @@ const countdown = new Countdown(2, () => {
   const stream = await req.openStream();
   stream.write('hello', common.expectsError());
   stream.write('there', common.expectsError());
-  stream.on('error', common.mustCall(() => {
-    assert.strictEqual(stream.aborted, true);
-  }));
+  stream.on('error', common.mustCall());
   stream.on('end', common.mustNotCall());
   stream.on('close', common.mustCall(() => {
     countdown.dec();