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diff --git a/lib/http.js b/lib/http.js
index dacedd4..c828e63 100644
--- a/lib/http.js
+++ b/lib/http.js
@@ -514,23 +514,8 @@ OutgoingMessage.prototype._writeRaw = function(data, encoding) {
     return this.connection.write(data, encoding);
   } else if (this.connection && this.connection.destroyed) {
     // The socket was destroyed.  If we're still trying to write to it,
-    // then something bad happened, but it could be just that we haven't
-    // gotten the 'close' event yet.
-    //
-    // In v0.10 and later, this isn't a problem, since ECONNRESET isn't
-    // ignored in the first place.  We'll probably emit 'close' on the
-    // next tick, but just in case it's not coming, set a timeout that
-    // will emit it for us.
-    if (!this._hangupClose) {
-      this._hangupClose = true;
-      var socket = this.socket;
-      var timer = setTimeout(function() {
-        socket.emit('close');
-      });
-      socket.once('close', function() {
-        clearTimeout(timer);
-      });
-    }
+    // then something bad happened, but we probably just haven't gotten
+    // the close or error yet, so in the meantime, just stop writing.
     return false;
   } else {
     // buffer, as long as we're not destroyed.