diff --git a/lib/_stream_readable.js b/lib/_stream_readable.js
index ea36e6ed62abf2..bdc263d6ef28f4 100644
--- a/lib/_stream_readable.js
+++ b/lib/_stream_readable.js
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ function onEofChunk(stream, state) {
     }
   }
   state.ended = true;
-  stream.readable = false;
 
   // emit 'readable' now to make sure it gets picked up.
   emitReadable(stream);