@@ -380,9 +380,7 @@ OutgoingMessage.prototype.uncork = function uncork() {
       // chunks, but net.Socket counts string chunks in UTF-16 code units and
       // may stay below its own highWaterMark, so it never emits 'drain'.
       // Re-check once the flushed data has been written.
-      const currentSocket = this[kSocket];
-      if (!err && this.writableNeedDrain && currentSocket &&
-          !currentSocket.destroyed && this.writableLength === 0) {
+      if (!err && this.writableNeedDrain && !this.destroyed && this.writableLength === 0) {
         this[kNeedDrain] = false;
         this.emit('drain');
       }