diff --git a/lib/core/request.js b/lib/core/request.js
index 0eb19e2aea5..2e7fdcd9e7c 100644
--- a/lib/core/request.js
+++ b/lib/core/request.js
@@ -297,12 +297,6 @@ class Request {
     }
     this.aborted = true
 
-    if (!this.abort) {
-      // Make sure to always call onConnect even on errors to avoid
-      // a common user mistake of assuming that onConnect is always
-      // called before any other hook.
-      this[kHandler].onConnect(noop)
-    }
 
     return this[kHandler].onError(error)
   }