diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/net.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/net.ts
index 6625ce7b50044e..48e1d0de8778f7 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/net.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/net.ts
@@ -951,7 +951,6 @@ export class Socket extends Duplex {
    */
   override pause(): this {
     if (
-      this[kBuffer] &&
       !this.connecting &&
       this._handle &&
       this._handle.reading