diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index dc71693a92c9eb..0f7586f9f748ac 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -370,16 +370,6 @@ 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);
-};
-
-
 // FIXME(joyeecheung): this method is neither documented nor tested
 Socket.prototype.listen = function() {
   debug('socket.listen');