diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
index 7b437b6b3b2e81..fa07f0625cfcc1 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ function setupBuffer() {
   // Only after this point can C++ use Buffer::New()
   bufferBinding.setBufferPrototype(Buffer.prototype);
   delete bufferBinding.setBufferPrototype;
-  delete bufferBinding.zeroFill;
 
   // Create global.Buffer as getters so that we have a
   // deprecation path for these in ES Modules.