diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index e78bb1e150..6eed683b9b 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -787,9 +787,7 @@ Socket.prototype._shutdown = function() {
 
 
 Socket.prototype.end = function(data, encoding) {
-  if (this._connecting) {
-    this.destroy();
-  } else if (this.writable) {
+  if (this.writable) {
     if (this._writeQueueLast() !== END_OF_FILE) {
       if (data) this.write(data, encoding);
       this._writeQueue.push(END_OF_FILE);
diff --git a/test/simple/test-net-connect-timeout.js b/test/simple/test-net-connect-timeout.js
index 59d7cfa55c..ad7dfa92ae 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-net-connect-timeout.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-net-connect-timeout.js
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ socket0.on('timeout', function() {
   gotTimeout0 = true;
   var now = new Date();
   assert.ok(now - start < T + 500);
-  socket0.end();
+  socket0.destroy();
 });
 
 socket0.on('connect', function() {
   console.error("connect");
   gotConnect0 = true;
-  socket0.end();
+  socket0.destroy();
 });
 
 
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ socket1.on('timeout', function() {
   gotTimeout1 = true;
   var now = new Date();
   assert.ok(now - start < T + 500);
-  socket1.end();
+  socket1.destroy();
 });
 
 socket1.on('connect', function() {
   console.error("connect");
   gotConnect1 = true;
-  socket1.end();
+  socket1.destroy();
 });