diff --git a/lib/url.js b/lib/url.js
index 3091aaed57..82209db01c 100644
--- a/lib/url.js
+++ b/lib/url.js
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ Url.prototype.parse = function(url, parseQueryString, slashesDenoteHost) {
     var p = this.port ? ':' + this.port : '';
     var h = this.hostname || '';
     this.host = h + p;
-    this.href += this.host;
 
     // strip [ and ] from the hostname
     // the host field still retains them, though