diff --git a/lib/net_legacy.js b/lib/net_legacy.js
index 941c80eb3d8..4254dc9a448 100644
--- a/lib/net_legacy.js
+++ b/lib/net_legacy.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ function Socket(options) {
     this.allowHalfOpen = options.allowHalfOpen || false;
   } else if (typeof options == 'number') {
     this.fd = arguments[0];
-    this.type = arguments[1] || null;
+    this.type = arguments[1];
   }
 
   if (parseInt(this.fd, 10) >= 0) {
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ function Socket(options) {
     setImplmentationMethods(this);
   }
 }
-
 util.inherits(Socket, stream.Stream);
 exports.Socket = Socket;
 
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ Socket.prototype.open = function(fd, type) {
   initSocket(this);
 
   this.fd = fd;
-  this.type = type || getFdType(fd)
+  this.type = type || null;
   this.readable = true;
 
   setImplmentationMethods(this);
@@ -1147,43 +1146,16 @@ Server.prototype.close = function() {
   }
 };
 
-function getFdType(fd) {
-  var type = 'file';
-  var family;
-  try {
-    type = binding.getsocktype(fd);
-    family = binding.getsockfamily(fd);
-    if (family == "AF_UNIX") {
-      type = "unix";
-    } else if (type == "SOCK_STREAM" && family == "AF_INET") {
-      type = "tcp";
-    } else if (type == "SOCK_STREAM" && family == "AF_INET6") {
-      type = "tcp6";
-    } else if (type == "SOCK_DGRAM" && family == "AF_INET") {
-      type = "udp";
-    } else if (type == "SOCK_DGRAM" && family == "AF_INET6") {
-      type = "udp6";
-    }
-  } catch (e) {
-    if (e.code == 'ENOTSOCK') {
-      type = 'file';
-    } else {
-      throw e;
-    }
-  }
-  return type;
-}
-exports.getFdType = getFdType;
 
 var dummyFD = null;
 var lastEMFILEWarning = 0;
-// Ensures to have at least one free file-descriptor free.
+// Ensures to have at least on free file-descriptor free.
 // callback should only use 1 file descriptor and close it before end of call
 function rescueEMFILE(callback) {
   // Output a warning, but only at most every 5 seconds.
   var now = new Date();
   if (now - lastEMFILEWarning > 5000) {
-    console.error('(node) Hit max file limit. Increase "ulimit -n"');
+    console.error('(node) Hit max file limit. Increase "ulimit - n"');
     lastEMFILEWarning = now;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/node_net.cc b/src/node_net.cc
index d2017d5cad5..a0bda02035c 100644
--- a/src/node_net.cc
+++ b/src/node_net.cc
@@ -591,42 +591,6 @@ static Handle<Value> GetSockName(const Arguments& args) {
   return scope.Close(info);
 }
 
-static Handle<Value> GetSockFamily(const Arguments& args) {
-  HandleScope scope;
-
-  FD_ARG(args[0])
-
-  Local<Value> result;
-
-  struct sockaddr_storage address_storage;
-  socklen_t len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage);
-
-#ifdef __POSIX__
-  if (0 > getsockname(fd, (struct sockaddr *) &address_storage, &len)) {
-    return ThrowException(ErrnoException(errno, "getsockname"));
-  }
-
-#else // __MINGW32__
-  if (SOCKET_ERROR == getsockname(_get_osfhandle(fd),
-      (struct sockaddr *) &address_storage, &len)) {
-    return ThrowException(ErrnoException(WSAGetLastError(), "getsockname"));
-  }
-#endif // __MINGW32__
-  switch ((address_storage).ss_family) {
-    case AF_INET6:
-      result = String::New("AF_INET6");
-      break;
-    case AF_INET:
-      result = String::New("AF_INET");
-      break;
-    case AF_UNIX:
-      result = String::New("AF_UNIX");
-      break;
-    default:
-      result = Integer::New((address_storage).ss_family);
-  }
-  scope.Close(result);
-}
 
 static Handle<Value> GetPeerName(const Arguments& args) {
   HandleScope scope;
@@ -756,40 +720,6 @@ static Handle<Value> SocketError(const Arguments& args) {
   return scope.Close(Integer::New(error));
 }
 
-static Handle<Value> GetSockType(const Arguments& args) {
-  HandleScope scope;
-
-  FD_ARG(args[0])
-
-  int type;
-  socklen_t len = sizeof(int);
-
-#ifdef __POSIX__
-  int r = getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_TYPE, &type, &len);
-
-  if (r < 0) {
-    return ThrowException(ErrnoException(errno, "getsockopt"));
-  }
-#else // __MINGW32__
-  int r = getsockopt(_get_osfhandle(fd), SOL_SOCKET, SO_TYPE, (char*)&type, &len);
-
-  if (r < 0) {
-    return ThrowException(ErrnoException(WSAGetLastError(), "getsockopt"));
-  }
-#endif
-  Local<Value> result;
-  switch (type) {
-    case SOCK_STREAM:
-      result = String::New("SOCK_STREAM");
-      break;
-    case SOCK_DGRAM:
-      result = String::New("SOCK_DGRAM");
-      break;
-    default:
-      result = Integer::New(type);
-  }
-  return scope.Close(result);
-}
 
 //  var bytesRead = t.read(fd, buffer, offset, length);
 //  returns null on EAGAIN or EINTR, raises an exception on all other errors
@@ -1830,8 +1760,6 @@ void InitNet(Handle<Object> target) {
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "getaddrinfo", GetAddrInfo);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "isIP", IsIP);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "errnoException", CreateErrnoException);
-  NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "getsocktype", GetSockType);
-  NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "getsockfamily", GetSockFamily);
 
   errno_symbol          = NODE_PSYMBOL("errno");
   syscall_symbol        = NODE_PSYMBOL("syscall");
diff --git a/test/simple/test-gets-auto-fd.js b/test/simple/test-gets-auto-fd.js
deleted file mode 100644
index bd0f6627e22..00000000000
--- a/test/simple/test-gets-auto-fd.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-var assert = require('assert');
-var net = require('net');
-var common = require('../common');
-
-var server = net.createServer();
-
-//test unix sockets
-var fds = process.binding('net').socketpair();
-var unixsocket = new net.Socket(fds[0]);
-assert.ok(unixsocket.type == 'unix', 'Should be UNIX');
-
-//test that stdin is default file
-assert.ok(process.stdin.type == 'file', 'Should be File');
-
-//test tcp sockets.
-server.listen(function() {
-  var client = net.createConnection(this.address().port);
-  client.on('connect', function() {
-    var newStream = new net.Socket(client.fd);
-    assert.ok(newStream.type == 'tcp', 'Should be TCP');
-    client.destroy();
-    server.close();
-  });
-});