diff --git a/src/agent-base.js b/src/agent-base.js
index be189aa60..45bd6d470 100644
--- a/src/agent-base.js
+++ b/src/agent-base.js
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ function Agent() {
   'key',
   'pfx',
   'cert',
-  'disableTLSCerts',
-  'sendSecureCookie'
+  'disableTLSCerts'
 ].forEach(fn => {
   // Default setting for all requests from this agent
   Agent.prototype[fn] = function(...args) {
diff --git a/src/node/agent.js b/src/node/agent.js
index d5573458c..7aa5fd037 100644
--- a/src/node/agent.js
+++ b/src/node/agent.js
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ function Agent(options) {
     if (options.rejectUnauthorized === false) {
       this.disableTLSCerts();
     }
-
-    if (options.sendSecureCookie) {
-      this.sendSecureCookie();
-    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -80,14 +76,11 @@ Agent.prototype._saveCookies = function(res) {
  */
 
 Agent.prototype._attachCookies = function(req) {
-  const sendSecureCookie = Boolean(
-    this._defaults.find(current => current.fn === 'sendSecureCookie')
-  );
   const url = parse(req.url);
   const access = new CookieAccessInfo(
     url.hostname,
     url.pathname,
-    url.protocol === 'https:' || sendSecureCookie
+    url.protocol === 'https:'
   );
   const cookies = this.jar.getCookies(access).toValueString();
   req.cookies = cookies;
diff --git a/src/node/index.js b/src/node/index.js
index 614a0255c..7c3e0cd9b 100644
--- a/src/node/index.js
+++ b/src/node/index.js
@@ -646,19 +646,6 @@ Request.prototype.disableTLSCerts = function() {
   return this;
 };
 
-/**
- * Sends secure cookies on http and https requests
- * Be warned this allows cookie hijacking
- *
- * @return {Request} for chaining
- * @api public
- */
-
-Request.prototype.sendSecureCookie = function() {
-  this._sendSecureCookie = true;
-  return this;
-};
-
 /**
  * Return an http[s] request.
  *
diff --git a/test/node/secure-cookie.js b/test/node/secure-cookie.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bb782042..000000000
--- a/test/node/secure-cookie.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-const request = require('../support/client');
-const express = require('express');
-const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
-const http = require('http');
-
-const app = express();
-
-app.use(cookieParser());
-
-app.get('/', (req, res) => {
-  const cookie = req.header('cookie');
-  if (cookie === undefined) {
-    res.cookie('test', 1, { maxAge: 900000, httpOnly: true, secure: true });
-    res.send('cookie set');
-  } else {
-    res.send('cookie sent');
-  }
-});
-
-let base = 'http://localhost';
-let server;
-before(function listen(done) {
-  server = http.createServer(app);
-  server = server.listen(0, function listening() {
-    base += `:${server.address().port}`;
-    done();
-  });
-});
-
-const agent1 = request.agent();
-const agent2 = request.agent({ sendSecureCookie: true });
-const agent3 = request.agent();
-
-describe('Secure cookie', () => {
-  it('Should receive a secure cookie', () => {
-    agent1.get(`${base}/`).then(res => {
-      res.should.have.status(200);
-      should.exist(res.headers['set-cookie']);
-      res.headers['set-cookie'][0].should.containEql('Secure');
-      res.text.should.containEql('cookie set');
-    });
-
-    agent2.get(`${base}/`).then(res => {
-      res.should.have.status(200);
-      should.exist(res.headers['set-cookie']);
-      res.headers['set-cookie'][0].should.containEql('Secure');
-      res.text.should.containEql('cookie set');
-    });
-
-    agent3.get(`${base}/`).then(res => {
-      res.should.have.status(200);
-      should.exist(res.headers['set-cookie']);
-      res.headers['set-cookie'][0].should.containEql('Secure');
-      res.text.should.containEql('cookie set');
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('Should send secure cookie on configured agents', () => {
-    agent1
-      .sendSecureCookie()
-      .get(`${base}/`)
-      .then(res => {
-        res.should.have.status(200);
-        should.not.exist(res.headers['set-cookie']);
-        res.text.should.containEql('cookie sent');
-      });
-
-    agent2.get(`${base}/`).then(res => {
-      res.should.have.status(200);
-      should.not.exist(res.headers['set-cookie']);
-      res.text.should.containEql('cookie sent');
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('Should not send secure cookie on default agent', () => {
-    agent3.get(`${base}/`).then(res => {
-      res.should.have.status(200);
-      should.exist(res.headers['set-cookie']);
-      res.text.should.containEql('cookie set');
-    });
-  });
-});