diff --git a/src/cares_wrap.cc b/src/cares_wrap.cc
index 91d5b8c86c4..663be89629f 100644
--- a/src/cares_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/cares_wrap.cc
@@ -731,11 +731,6 @@ static void Query(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Wrap* wrap = new Wrap(req_wrap_obj);
   wrap->SetOnComplete(callback);
 
-  // We must cache the wrap's js object here, because cares might make the
-  // callback from the wrap->Send stack. This will destroy the wrap's internal
-  // object reference, causing wrap->object() to return an empty handle.
-  Local<Object> object = Local<Object>::New(node_isolate, wrap->persistent());
-
   String::Utf8Value name(string);
   int err = wrap->Send(*name);
   if (err) delete wrap;
@@ -762,11 +757,6 @@ static void QueryWithFamily(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Wrap* wrap = new Wrap(req_wrap_obj);
   wrap->SetOnComplete(callback);
 
-  // We must cache the wrap's js object here, because cares might make the
-  // callback from the wrap->Send stack. This will destroy the wrap's internal
-  // object reference, causing wrap->object() to return an empty handle.
-  Local<Object> object = Local<Object>::New(node_isolate, wrap->persistent());
-
   String::Utf8Value name(string);
   int err = wrap->Send(*name, family);
   if (err) delete wrap;