diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index d5e85b17e80..83ca47cccdc 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -1118,7 +1118,6 @@ function onconnection(clientHandle) {
   DTRACE_NET_SERVER_CONNECTION(socket);
   COUNTER_NET_SERVER_CONNECTION(socket);
   self.emit('connection', socket);
-  socket.emit('connect');
 }
 
 
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-net-throttle.js b/test/pummel/test-net-throttle.js
index 29fd184916f..e99a79848ed 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-net-throttle.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-net-throttle.js
@@ -40,15 +40,12 @@ for (var i = 0; i < N; i++) {
 console.log('start server on port ' + common.PORT);
 
 var server = net.createServer(function(connection) {
-  connection.on('connect', function() {
-    connection.write(body.slice(0, part_N));
-    connection.write(body.slice(part_N, 2 * part_N));
-    assert.equal(false, connection.write(body.slice(2 * part_N, N)));
-    console.log('bufferSize: ' + connection.bufferSize);
-    assert.ok(0 <= connection.bufferSize &&
-              connection.bufferSize <= N);
-    connection.end();
-  });
+  connection.write(body.slice(0, part_N));
+  connection.write(body.slice(part_N, 2 * part_N));
+  assert.equal(false, connection.write(body.slice(2 * part_N, N)));
+  console.log('bufferSize: ' + connection.bufferSize);
+  assert.ok(0 <= connection.bufferSize && connection.bufferSize <= N);
+  connection.end();
 });
 
 server.listen(common.PORT, function() {
diff --git a/test/simple/test-net-reconnect.js b/test/simple/test-net-reconnect.js
index 58e0fef6277..f4b19977eea 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-net-reconnect.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-net-reconnect.js
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@ var server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
   console.error('SERVER: got socket connection');
   socket.resume();
 
-  socket.on('connect', function() {
-    console.error('SERVER connect, writing');
-    socket.write('hello\r\n');
-  });
+  console.error('SERVER connect, writing');
+  socket.write('hello\r\n');
 
   socket.on('end', function() {
     console.error('SERVER socket end, calling end()');