diff --git a/lib/api/readable.js b/lib/api/readable.js
index c6e142b8ab9..e6e71c4554c 100644
--- a/lib/api/readable.js
+++ b/lib/api/readable.js
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ module.exports = class BodyReadable extends Readable {
   }
 
   destroy (err) {
-    if (this.destroyed) {
-      // Node < 16
-      return this
-    }
-
     if (!err && !this._readableState.endEmitted) {
       err = new RequestAbortedError()
     }
@@ -74,17 +69,6 @@ module.exports = class BodyReadable extends Readable {
     })
   }
 
-  emit (ev, ...args) {
-    if (ev === 'data') {
-      // Node < 16.7
-      this._readableState.dataEmitted = true
-    } else if (ev === 'error') {
-      // Node < 16
-      this._readableState.errorEmitted = true
-    }
-    return super.emit(ev, ...args)
-  }
-
   on (ev, ...args) {
     if (ev === 'data' || ev === 'readable') {
       this[kReading] = true