diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 0b1a81d321..1246901f81 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -505,11 +505,7 @@ function onread(buffer, offset, length) {
   } else {
     debug('error', errno);
     // Error
-    if (errno == 'ECONNRESET') {
-      self._destroy();
-    } else {
-      self._destroy(errnoException(errno, 'read'));
-    }
+    self._destroy(errnoException(errno, 'read'));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-https-ci-reneg-attack.js b/test/pummel/test-https-ci-reneg-attack.js
index 83b76b4585..f7b0ac5d95 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-https-ci-reneg-attack.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-https-ci-reneg-attack.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function test(next) {
 
     var closed = false;
     child.stdin.on('error', function(err) {
-      assert.equal(err.code, 'EPIPE');
+      assert.equal(err.code, 'ECONNRESET');
       closed = true;
     });
     child.stdin.on('close', function() {
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-tls-ci-reneg-attack.js b/test/pummel/test-tls-ci-reneg-attack.js
index 778e288ca7..b077ef4b2f 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-tls-ci-reneg-attack.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-tls-ci-reneg-attack.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function test(next) {
 
     var closed = false;
     child.stdin.on('error', function(err) {
-      assert.equal(err.code, 'EPIPE');
+      assert.equal(err.code, 'ECONNRESET');
       closed = true;
     });
     child.stdin.on('close', function() {