diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 9f03259d96..d6a01aa837 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -612,11 +612,6 @@ function afterWrite(status, handle, req) {
 
 
 function connect(self, address, port, addressType, localAddress) {
-  if (port) {
-    self.remotePort = port;
-  }
-  self.remoteAddress = address;
-
   // TODO return promise from Socket.prototype.connect which
   // wraps _connectReq.