diff --git a/lib/zlib.js b/lib/zlib.js
index 3e6f7b187632f2..8bb03342ee610b 100644
--- a/lib/zlib.js
+++ b/lib/zlib.js
@@ -463,14 +463,8 @@ Zlib.prototype.close = function(callback) {
   this._closed = true;
 
   this._handle.close();
-
-  process.nextTick(emitCloseNT, this);
 };
 
-function emitCloseNT(self) {
-  self.emit('close');
-}
-
 Zlib.prototype._transform = function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
   var flushFlag;
   var ws = this._writableState;