diff --git a/lib/_http_server.js b/lib/_http_server.js
index 4a964660903def..b01759e9a5b729 100644
--- a/lib/_http_server.js
+++ b/lib/_http_server.js
@@ -441,13 +441,9 @@ function connectionListenerInternal(server, socket) {
   socket._paused = false;
 }
 
-
 function updateOutgoingData(socket, state, delta) {
   state.outgoingData += delta;
-  if (socket._paused &&
-      state.outgoingData < socket.writableHighWaterMark) {
-    return socketOnDrain(socket, state);
-  }
+  socketOnDrain(socket, state);
 }
 
 function socketOnDrain(socket, state) {