diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index dae596eec0780c..68cc786252c037 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -370,13 +370,6 @@ function writeAfterFIN(chunk, encoding, cb) {
   }
 }
 
-// FIXME(joyeecheung): this method is neither documented nor tested
-Socket.prototype.listen = function() {
-  debug('socket.listen');
-  this.on('connection', arguments[0]);
-  listenInCluster(this, null, null, null);
-};
-
 
 Socket.prototype.setTimeout = function(msecs, callback) {
   if (msecs === 0) {