diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md
index 5657f2014ab7e4..2f18567737e66a 100644
--- a/doc/api/child_process.md
+++ b/doc/api/child_process.md
@@ -1379,9 +1379,8 @@ process.on('message', (m, socket) => {
 ```
 
 Once a socket has been passed to a child, the parent is no longer capable of
-tracking when the socket is destroyed. To indicate this, the `.connections`
-property becomes `null`. It is recommended not to use `.maxConnections` when
-this occurs.
+tracking when the socket is destroyed. It is recommended not to use
+`.maxConnections` when this occurs.
 
 It is also recommended that any `'message'` handlers in the child process
 verify that `socket` exists, as the connection may have been closed during the
diff --git a/doc/api/deprecations.md b/doc/api/deprecations.md
index 5df161c1c69344..1ee93d055bebc6 100644
--- a/doc/api/deprecations.md
+++ b/doc/api/deprecations.md
@@ -481,6 +481,9 @@ This behavior has been removed.
 ### DEP0020: `Server.connections`
 <!-- YAML
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/33647
+    description: Server.connections has been removed.
   - version:
     - v4.8.6
     - v6.12.0
@@ -491,10 +494,10 @@ changes:
     description: Runtime deprecation.
 -->
 
-Type: Runtime
+Type: End-of-life
 
-The [`Server.connections`][] property is deprecated. Please use the
-[`Server.getConnections()`][] method instead.
+The `Server.connections` property was deprecated in Node.js v0.9.7 and has
+been removed. Please use the [`Server.getConnections()`][] method instead.
 
 <a id="DEP0021"></a>
 ### DEP0021: `Server.listenFD`
@@ -2759,7 +2762,6 @@ const moduleParents = Object.values(require.cache)
 [`EventEmitter.listenerCount(emitter, eventName)`]: events.html#events_eventemitter_listenercount_emitter_eventname
 [`REPLServer.clearBufferedCommand()`]: repl.html#repl_replserver_clearbufferedcommand
 [`ReadStream.open()`]: fs.html#fs_class_fs_readstream
-[`Server.connections`]: net.html#net_server_connections
 [`Server.getConnections()`]: net.html#net_server_getconnections_callback
 [`Server.listen({fd: <number>})`]: net.html#net_server_listen_handle_backlog_callback
 [`SlowBuffer`]: buffer.html#buffer_class_slowbuffer
diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md
index 3e16d4a638f330..89b3de2f3b8471 100644
--- a/doc/api/net.md
+++ b/doc/api/net.md
@@ -156,22 +156,6 @@ The optional `callback` will be called once the `'close'` event occurs. Unlike
 that event, it will be called with an `Error` as its only argument if the server
 was not open when it was closed.
 
-### `server.connections`
-<!-- YAML
-added: v0.2.0
-deprecated: v0.9.7
--->
-
-> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`server.getConnections()`][] instead.
-
-* {integer|null}
-
-The number of concurrent connections on the server.
-
-This becomes `null` when sending a socket to a child with
-[`child_process.fork()`][]. To poll forks and get current number of active
-connections, use asynchronous [`server.getConnections()`][] instead.
-
 ### `server.getConnections(callback)`
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.9.7
@@ -1256,7 +1240,6 @@ Returns `true` if input is a version 6 IP address, otherwise returns `false`.
 [`new net.Socket(options)`]: #net_new_net_socket_options
 [`readable.setEncoding()`]: stream.html#stream_readable_setencoding_encoding
 [`server.close()`]: #net_server_close_callback
-[`server.getConnections()`]: #net_server_getconnections_callback
 [`server.listen()`]: #net_server_listen
 [`server.listen(handle)`]: #net_server_listen_handle_backlog_callback
 [`server.listen(options)`]: #net_server_listen_options_callback
diff --git a/doc/api/tls.md b/doc/api/tls.md
index 7df3f0a5117dde..bfebf5cc2693dc 100644
--- a/doc/api/tls.md
+++ b/doc/api/tls.md
@@ -580,18 +580,6 @@ The `server.close()` method stops the server from accepting new connections.
 This function operates asynchronously. The `'close'` event will be emitted
 when the server has no more open connections.
 
-### `server.connections`
-<!-- YAML
-added: v0.3.2
-deprecated: v0.9.7
--->
-
-> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`server.getConnections()`][] instead.
-
-* {number}
-
-Returns the current number of concurrent connections on the server.
-
 ### `server.getTicketKeys()`
 <!-- YAML
 added: v3.0.0
@@ -1963,7 +1951,6 @@ where `secureSocket` has the same API as `pair.cleartext`.
 [`net.Server`]: net.html#net_class_net_server
 [`net.Socket`]: net.html#net_class_net_socket
 [`server.addContext()`]: #tls_server_addcontext_hostname_context
-[`server.getConnections()`]: net.html#net_server_getconnections_callback
 [`server.getTicketKeys()`]: #tls_server_getticketkeys
 [`server.listen()`]: net.html#net_server_listen
 [`server.setTicketKeys()`]: #tls_server_setticketkeys_keys
diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 352a1d0e99a675..c92381f56d0178 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ const { inspect } = require('internal/util/inspect');
 let debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('net', (fn) => {
   debug = fn;
 });
-const { deprecate } = require('internal/util');
 const {
   isIP,
   isIPv4,
@@ -1157,21 +1156,6 @@ function Server(options, connectionListener) {
 
   this._connections = 0;
 
-  ObjectDefineProperty(this, 'connections', {
-    get: deprecate(() => {
-
-      if (this._usingWorkers) {
-        return null;
-      }
-      return this._connections;
-    }, 'Server.connections property is deprecated. ' +
-       'Use Server.getConnections method instead.', 'DEP0020'),
-    set: deprecate((val) => (this._connections = val),
-                   'Server.connections property is deprecated.',
-                   'DEP0020'),
-    configurable: true, enumerable: false
-  });
-
   this[async_id_symbol] = -1;
   this._handle = null;
   this._usingWorkers = false;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-server-close.js b/test/parallel/test-net-server-close.js
index 89bfddd38a70d2..8291f70432ec97 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-server-close.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-server-close.js
@@ -20,40 +20,26 @@
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const net = require('net');
 
-const events = [];
 const sockets = [];
 
-process.on('exit', function() {
-  assert.strictEqual(server.connections, 0);
-  assert.strictEqual(events.length, 3);
-  // Expect to see one server event and two client events. The order of the
-  // events is undefined because they arrive on the same event loop tick.
-  assert.strictEqual(events.join(' ').match(/server/g).length, 1);
-  assert.strictEqual(events.join(' ').match(/client/g).length, 2);
-});
-
 const server = net.createServer(function(c) {
-  c.on('close', function() {
-    events.push('client');
-  });
+  c.on('close', common.mustCall());
 
   sockets.push(c);
 
   if (sockets.length === 2) {
     assert.strictEqual(server.close(), server);
-    sockets.forEach(function(c) { c.destroy(); });
+    sockets.forEach((c) => c.destroy());
   }
 });
 
-server.on('close', function() {
-  events.push('server');
-});
+server.on('close', common.mustCall());
 
-assert.strictEqual(server, server.listen(0, function() {
-  net.createConnection(this.address().port);
-  net.createConnection(this.address().port);
+assert.strictEqual(server, server.listen(0, () => {
+  net.createConnection(server.address().port);
+  net.createConnection(server.address().port);
 }));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-server-connections-child-null.js b/test/parallel/test-net-server-connections-child-null.js
deleted file mode 100644
index bf75826fddb15b..00000000000000
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-server-connections-child-null.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
-const assert = require('assert');
-const fork = require('child_process').fork;
-const net = require('net');
-
-if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
-
-  process.on('message', (msg, socket) => {
-    socket.end('goodbye');
-  });
-
-  process.send('hello');
-
-} else {
-
-  const child = fork(process.argv[1], ['child']);
-
-  const runTest = common.mustCall(() => {
-
-    const server = net.createServer();
-
-    // server.connections should start as 0
-    assert.strictEqual(server.connections, 0);
-    server.on('connection', (socket) => {
-      child.send({ what: 'socket' }, socket);
-    });
-    server.on('close', () => {
-      child.kill();
-    });
-
-    server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
-      const connect = net.connect(server.address().port);
-
-      connect.on('close', common.mustCall(() => {
-        // `server.connections` should now be null.
-        assert.strictEqual(server.connections, null);
-        server.close();
-      }));
-
-      connect.resume();
-    }));
-  });
-
-  child.on('message', runTest);
-}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-server-connections.js b/test/parallel/test-net-server-connections.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 52b2fe6bf567e3..00000000000000
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-server-connections.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
-// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
-// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
-// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
-// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
-// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
-// following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
-// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
-// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
-// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
-// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
-// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
-const assert = require('assert');
-
-const net = require('net');
-
-const server = new net.Server();
-
-const expectedWarning = 'Server.connections property is deprecated. ' +
-                        'Use Server.getConnections method instead.';
-
-common.expectWarning('DeprecationWarning', expectedWarning, 'DEP0020');
-
-// Test that server.connections property is no longer enumerable now that it
-// has been marked as deprecated
-assert.strictEqual(Object.keys(server).includes('connections'), false);
-
-assert.strictEqual(server.connections, 0);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-stream.js b/test/parallel/test-net-stream.js
index 8e996dd58a7ef6..454dc69038aa48 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-stream.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-stream.js
@@ -21,25 +21,10 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const net = require('net');
 
-const s = new net.Stream();
-
-// Test that destroy called on a stream with a server only ever decrements the
-// server connection count once
-
-s.server = new net.Server();
-s.server.connections = 10;
-s._server = s.server;
-
-assert.strictEqual(s.server.connections, 10);
-s.destroy();
-assert.strictEqual(s.server.connections, 9);
-s.destroy();
-assert.strictEqual(s.server.connections, 9);
-
 const SIZE = 2E6;
 const N = 10;
 const buf = Buffer.alloc(SIZE, 'a');
@@ -47,11 +32,8 @@ const buf = Buffer.alloc(SIZE, 'a');
 const server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
   socket.setNoDelay();
 
-  socket.on('error', function(err) {
-    socket.destroy();
-  }).on('close', function() {
-    server.close();
-  });
+  socket.on('error', common.mustCall(() => socket.destroy()))
+        .on('close', common.mustCall(() => server.close()));
 
   for (let i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
     socket.write(buf, () => {});
@@ -67,7 +49,3 @@ const server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
     }, 20);
   });
 });
-
-process.on('exit', function() {
-  assert.strictEqual(server.connections, 0);
-});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-sync-cork.js b/test/parallel/test-net-sync-cork.js
index 3872f5f96944fc..447f42ca91e768 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-sync-cork.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-sync-cork.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const net = require('net');
 
@@ -26,16 +26,8 @@ server.listen(0, function() {
   });
 });
 
-process.on('exit', function() {
-  assert.strictEqual(server.connections, 0);
-});
-
 function handle(socket) {
   socket.resume();
-
-  socket.on('error', function(err) {
-    socket.destroy();
-  }).on('close', function() {
-    server.close();
-  });
+  socket.on('error', common.mustNotCall())
+        .on('close', common.mustCall(() => server.close()));
 }