diff --git a/doc/api/url.markdown b/doc/api/url.markdown
index ef24a2a3bc..e4b2320f46 100644
--- a/doc/api/url.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/url.markdown
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ Here's how the formatting process works:
 * `port` will only be used if `host` is absent.
 * `host` will be used in place of `hostname` and `port`
 * `pathname` is treated the same with or without the leading `/` (slash).
-* `path` is treated the same with `pathname` but able to contain `query` as well.
 * `query` (object; see `querystring`) will only be used if `search` is absent.
 * `search` will be used in place of `query`.
   * It is treated the same with or without the leading `?` (question mark).
diff --git a/lib/url.js b/lib/url.js
index 80c34b56d6..d5b067d557 100644
--- a/lib/url.js
+++ b/lib/url.js
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ Url.prototype.parse = function(url, parseQueryString, slashesDenoteHost) {
   }
 
   // finally, reconstruct the href based on what has been validated.
-  this.href = this.format(parseQueryString);
+  this.href = this.format();
   return this;
 };
 
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ function urlFormat(obj) {
   return obj.format();
 }
 
-Url.prototype.format = function(parseQueryString) {
+Url.prototype.format = function() {
   var auth = this.auth || '';
   if (auth) {
     auth = encodeURIComponent(auth);
@@ -391,26 +391,7 @@ Url.prototype.format = function(parseQueryString) {
       pathname = this.pathname || '',
       hash = this.hash || '',
       host = false,
-      query = '',
-      search = '';
-
-  if (this.path) {
-    var qm = this.path.indexOf('?');
-    if (qm !== -1) {
-      query = this.path.slice(qm + 1);
-      search = '?' + query;
-      pathname = this.path.slice(0, qm);
-    } else {
-      if (parseQueryString) {
-        this.query = {};
-        this.search = '';
-      } else {
-        this.query = null;
-        this.search = null;
-      }
-      pathname = this.path;
-    }
-  }
+      query = '';
 
   if (this.host) {
     host = auth + this.host;
@@ -423,15 +404,13 @@ Url.prototype.format = function(parseQueryString) {
     }
   }
 
-  if (!query &&
-      this.query &&
+  if (this.query &&
       util.isObject(this.query) &&
       Object.keys(this.query).length) {
     query = querystring.stringify(this.query);
   }
 
-  if (!search)
-    search = this.search || (query && ('?' + query)) || '';
+  var search = this.search || (query && ('?' + query)) || '';
 
   if (protocol && protocol.substr(-1) !== ':') protocol += ':';
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-url.js b/test/parallel/test-url.js
index 9eaaf0353f..e81908a883 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-url.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-url.js
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ var formatTests = {
 
   // `#`,`?` in path
   '/path/to/%%23%3F+=&.txt?foo=theA1#bar' : {
-    href: '/path/to/%%23%3F+=&.txt?foo=theA1#bar',
+    href : '/path/to/%%23%3F+=&.txt?foo=theA1#bar',
     pathname: '/path/to/%#?+=&.txt',
     query: {
       foo: 'theA1'
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ var formatTests = {
 
   // `#`,`?` in path + `#` in query
   '/path/to/%%23%3F+=&.txt?foo=the%231#bar' : {
-    href: '/path/to/%%23%3F+=&.txt?foo=the%231#bar',
+    href : '/path/to/%%23%3F+=&.txt?foo=the%231#bar',
     pathname: '/path/to/%#?+=&.txt',
     query: {
       foo: 'the#1'
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ var formatTests = {
     hostname: 'ex.com',
     hash: '#frag',
     search: '?abc=the#1?&foo=bar',
-    pathname: '/foo?100%m#r'
+    pathname: '/foo?100%m#r',
   },
 
   // `?` and `#` in search only
@@ -1148,77 +1148,8 @@ var formatTests = {
     hostname: 'ex.com',
     hash: '#frag',
     search: '?abc=the#1?&foo=bar',
-    pathname: '/fooA100%mBr'
-  },
-
-  // path
-  'http://github.com/joyent/node#js1': {
-    href: 'http://github.com/joyent/node#js1',
-    protocol: 'http:',
-    hostname: 'github.com',
-    hash: '#js1',
-    path: '/joyent/node'
-  },
-
-  // pathname vs. path, path wins
-  'http://github.com/joyent/node2#js1': {
-    href: 'http://github.com/joyent/node2#js1',
-    protocol: 'http:',
-    hostname: 'github.com',
-    hash: '#js1',
-    path: '/joyent/node2',
-    pathname: '/joyent/node'
-  },
-
-  // pathname with query/search
-  'http://github.com/joyent/node?foo=bar#js2': {
-    href: 'http://github.com/joyent/node?foo=bar#js2',
-    protocol: 'http:',
-    hostname: 'github.com',
-    hash: '#js2',
-    path: '/joyent/node?foo=bar'
-  },
-
-  // path vs. query, path wins
-  'http://github.com/joyent/node?foo=bar2#js3': {
-    href: 'http://github.com/joyent/node?foo=bar2#js3',
-    protocol: 'http:',
-    hostname: 'github.com',
-    hash: '#js3',
-    path: '/joyent/node?foo=bar2',
-    query: {foo: 'bar'}
-  },
-
-  // path vs. search, path wins
-  'http://github.com/joyent/node?foo=bar3#js4': {
-    href: 'http://github.com/joyent/node?foo=bar3#js4',
-    protocol: 'http:',
-    hostname: 'github.com',
-    hash: '#js4',
-    path: '/joyent/node?foo=bar3',
-    search: '?foo=bar'
-  },
-
-  // path is present without ? vs. query given
-  'http://github.com/joyent/node#js5': {
-    href: 'http://github.com/joyent/node#js5',
-    protocol: 'http:',
-    hostname: 'github.com',
-    hash: '#js5',
-    path: '/joyent/node',
-    query: {foo: 'bar'}
-  },
-
-  // path is present without ? vs. search given
-  'http://github.com/joyent/node#js6': {
-    href: 'http://github.com/joyent/node#js6',
-    protocol: 'http:',
-    hostname: 'github.com',
-    hash: '#js6',
-    path: '/joyent/node',
-    search: '?foo=bar'
+    pathname: '/fooA100%mBr',
   }
-
 };
 for (var u in formatTests) {
   var expect = formatTests[u].href;