diff --git a/lib/_http_client.js b/lib/_http_client.js
index 9dea39d0216c80..62eef956b3574e 100644
--- a/lib/_http_client.js
+++ b/lib/_http_client.js
@@ -495,12 +495,6 @@ function parserOnIncomingClient(res, shouldKeepAlive) {
   var socket = this.socket;
   var req = socket._httpMessage;
 
-  // propagate "domain" setting...
-  if (req.domain && !res.domain) {
-    debug('setting "res.domain"');
-    res.domain = req.domain;
-  }
-
   debug('AGENT incoming response!');
 
   if (req.res) {