diff --git a/src/js/node/net.ts b/src/js/node/net.ts
index 4f7dcf8fbf..eed26d678b 100644
--- a/src/js/node/net.ts
+++ b/src/js/node/net.ts
@@ -923,10 +923,9 @@ const Socket = (function (InternalSocket) {
         this._writableState.destroyed = true;
       }
 
-      const didDetach = this._handle == null;
       this._handle = null;
       callback(err);
-      if (!didDetach) process.nextTick(emitCloseNT, this, !!err);
+      process.nextTick(emitCloseNT, this, !!err);
     }
 
     _final(callback) {
diff --git a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-net-socket-destroy-send.js b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-net-socket-destroy-send.js
deleted file mode 100644
index db792ad6d3..0000000000
--- a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-net-socket-destroy-send.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const common = require('../common');
-const net = require('net');
-const assert = require('assert');
-
-const server = net.createServer();
-server.listen(0, common.mustCall(function() {
-  const port = server.address().port;
-  const conn = net.createConnection(port);
-
-  conn.on('connect', common.mustCall(function() {
-    // Test destroy returns this, even on multiple calls when it short-circuits.
-    assert.strictEqual(conn, conn.destroy().destroy());
-    conn.on('error', common.mustNotCall());
-
-    conn.write(Buffer.from('kaboom'), common.expectsError({
-      code: 'ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED',
-      message: 'Cannot call write after a stream was destroyed',
-      name: 'Error'
-    }));
-    server.close();
-  }));
-}));
diff --git a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-net-socket-destroy-twice.js b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-net-socket-destroy-twice.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d33da7c7dc..0000000000
--- a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-net-socket-destroy-twice.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
-// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
-// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
-// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
-// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
-// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
-// following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
-// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
-// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
-// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
-// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
-// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
-const net = require('net');
-
-const server = net.createServer();
-server.listen(0);
-const port = server.address().port;
-const conn = net.createConnection(port);
-
-conn.on('error',common.mustCall(() => {
-  conn.destroy();
-}));
-
-conn.on('close', common.mustCall());
-server.close();
diff --git a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-net-socket-end-callback.js b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-net-socket-end-callback.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a52cee6794..0000000000
--- a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-net-socket-end-callback.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const common = require('../common');
-const net = require('net');
-
-const server = net.createServer((socket) => {
-  socket.resume();
-}).unref();
-
-server.listen(common.mustCall(() => {
-  const connect = (...args) => {
-    const socket = net.createConnection(server.address().port, () => {
-      socket.end(...args);
-    });
-  };
-
-  const cb = common.mustCall(3);
-
-  connect(cb);
-  connect('foo', cb);
-  connect('foo', 'utf8', cb);
-}));
diff --git a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-net-socket-local-address.js b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-net-socket-local-address.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 58645322f4..0000000000
--- a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-net-socket-local-address.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
-// Skip test in FreeBSD jails
-if (common.inFreeBSDJail)
-  common.skip('In a FreeBSD jail');
-
-const assert = require('assert');
-const net = require('net');
-
-let conns = 0;
-const clientLocalPorts = [];
-const serverRemotePorts = [];
-const client = new net.Socket();
-const server = net.createServer((socket) => {
-  serverRemotePorts.push(socket.remotePort);
-  socket.end();
-});
-
-server.on('close', common.mustCall(() => {
-  // Client and server should agree on the ports used
-  assert.deepStrictEqual(serverRemotePorts, clientLocalPorts);
-  assert.strictEqual(conns, 2);
-}));
-
-server.listen(0, common.localhostIPv4, connect);
-
-function connect() {
-  if (conns === 2) {
-    server.close();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  conns++;
-  client.once('close', connect);
-  assert.strictEqual(
-    client,
-    client.connect(server.address().port, common.localhostIPv4, () => {
-      clientLocalPorts.push(client.localPort);
-    })
-  );
-}