diff --git a/red/tcp/tcp.js b/red/tcp/tcp.js
index 9552232..3fb28de 100644
--- a/red/tcp/tcp.js
+++ b/red/tcp/tcp.js
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 });
                 socket.on('timeout', function() {
                     node.log(RED._("tcpin.errors.timeout",{port:node.port}));
-                    socket.destroy();
                 });
                 socket.on('close', function() {
                     delete connectionPool[id];
@@ -427,7 +426,6 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 node.status({text:RED._("tcpin.status.connections",{count:connectedSockets.length})});
                 socket.on('timeout', function() {
                     node.log(RED._("tcpin.errors.timeout",{port:node.port}));
-                    socket.destroy();
                 });
                 socket.on('close',function() {
                     node.log(RED._("tcpin.status.connection-closed",{host:socket.remoteAddress, port:socket.remotePort}));