diff --git a/lib/_http_outgoing.js b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
index e10f068f325959..a38a32181f288d 100644
--- a/lib/_http_outgoing.js
+++ b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ function _writeRaw(data, encoding, callback) {
     encoding = null;
   }
 
-  if (conn && conn._httpMessage === this && conn.writable && !conn.destroyed) {
+  if (conn && conn._httpMessage === this && conn.writable) {
     // There might be pending data in the this.output buffer.
     if (this.outputData.length) {
       this._flushOutput(conn);