diff --git a/lib/internal/quic/core.js b/lib/internal/quic/core.js
index fd73cbe6cb2dea..170f338fb594d8 100644
--- a/lib/internal/quic/core.js
+++ b/lib/internal/quic/core.js
@@ -2601,59 +2601,45 @@ class QuicStream extends Duplex {
     this._readableState.readingMore = true;
     this.on('pause', streamOnPause);
 
-    // See src/node_quic_stream.h for an explanation
-    // of the initial states for unidirectional streams.
-    if (this.unidirectional) {
-      if (session instanceof QuicServerSession) {
-        if (this.serverInitiated) {
-          // Close the readable side
-          this.push(null);
-          this.read();
-        } else {
-          // Close the writable side
-          this.end();
-        }
-      } else if (this.serverInitiated) {
-        // Close the writable side
-        this.end();
-      } else {
-        this.push(null);
-        this.read();
-      }
-    }
-
     // The QuicStream writes are corked until kSetHandle
     // is set, ensuring that writes are buffered in JavaScript
     // until we have somewhere to send them.
     this.cork();
   }
 
-  // Set handle is called once the QuicSession has been able
-  // to complete creation of the internal QuicStream handle.
-  // This will happen only after the QuicSession's own
-  // internal handle has been created. The QuicStream object
-  // is still minimally usable before this but any data
-  // written will be buffered until kSetHandle is called.
-  [kSetHandle](handle) {
-    this[kHandle] = handle;
-    if (handle !== undefined) {
-      handle.onread = onStreamRead;
-      handle[owner_symbol] = this;
-      this[async_id_symbol] = handle.getAsyncId();
-      this.#id = handle.id();
-      this.#dataRateHistogram = new Histogram(handle.rate);
-      this.#dataSizeHistogram = new Histogram(handle.size);
-      this.#dataAckHistogram = new Histogram(handle.ack);
-      this.uncork();
-      this.emit('ready');
-    } else {
-      if (this.#dataRateHistogram)
-        this.#dataRateHistogram[kDestroyHistogram]();
-      if (this.#dataSizeHistogram)
-        this.#dataSizeHistogram[kDestroyHistogram]();
-      if (this.#dataAckHistogram)
-        this.#dataAckHistogram[kDestroyHistogram]();
-    }
+  _construct(cb) {
+    // Set handle is called once the QuicSession has been able
+    // to complete creation of the internal QuicStream handle.
+    // This will happen only after the QuicSession's own
+    // internal handle has been created. The QuicStream object
+    // is still minimally usable before this but any data
+    // written will be buffered until kSetHandle is called.
+    this[kSetHandle] = (handle) => {
+      this[kHandle] = handle;
+      if (handle !== undefined) {
+        handle.onread = onStreamRead;
+        handle[owner_symbol] = this;
+        this[async_id_symbol] = handle.getAsyncId();
+        this.#id = handle.id();
+        this.#dataRateHistogram = new Histogram(handle.rate);
+        this.#dataSizeHistogram = new Histogram(handle.size);
+        this.#dataAckHistogram = new Histogram(handle.ack);
+        this.uncork();
+
+        this.emit('ready');
+        // TODO (fix): What happens on failure? We still need to
+        // invoke the callback somehow? Change signature of kSetHandle
+        // to (err, handle)?
+        cb();
+      } else {
+        if (this.#dataRateHistogram)
+          this.#dataRateHistogram[kDestroyHistogram]();
+        if (this.#dataSizeHistogram)
+          this.#dataSizeHistogram[kDestroyHistogram]();
+        if (this.#dataAckHistogram)
+          this.#dataAckHistogram[kDestroyHistogram]();
+      }
+    };
   }
 
   [kStreamReset](code) {
@@ -2700,6 +2686,7 @@ class QuicStream extends Duplex {
     if (this.destroyed || this.#closed)
       return;
 
+    // TODO: This will deadlock on failure?
     if (this.pending)
       return this.once('ready', () => this[kClose](family, code));
 
@@ -2785,19 +2772,6 @@ class QuicStream extends Duplex {
   }
 
   #writeGeneric = function(writev, data, encoding, cb) {
-    if (this.destroyed)
-      return;  // TODO(addaleax): Can this happen?
-
-    // The stream should be corked while still pending
-    // but just in case uncork
-    // was called early, defer the actual write until the
-    // ready event is emitted.
-    if (this.pending) {
-      return this.once('ready', () => {
-        this.#writeGeneric(writev, data, encoding, cb);
-      });
-    }
-
     this[kUpdateTimer]();
     const req = (writev) ?
       writevGeneric(this, data, cb) :
@@ -2821,13 +2795,6 @@ class QuicStream extends Duplex {
   // coming so that a fin stream packet can be
   // sent.
   _final(cb) {
-    // The QuicStream should be corked while pending
-    // so this shouldn't be called, but just in case
-    // the stream was prematurely uncorked, defer the
-    // operation until the ready event is emitted.
-    if (this.pending)
-      return this.once('ready', () => this._final(cb));
-
     const handle = this[kHandle];
     if (handle === undefined) {
       cb();
@@ -2840,16 +2807,10 @@ class QuicStream extends Duplex {
     const err = handle.shutdown(req);
     if (err === 1)
       return cb();
+    // TODO (fix): else if (err !== 0)?
   }
 
   _read(nread) {
-    if (this.pending)
-      return this.once('ready', () => this._read(nread));
-
-    if (this.destroyed) {  // TODO(addaleax): Can this happen?
-      this.push(null);
-      return;
-    }
     if (!this.#didRead) {
       this._readableState.readingMore = false;
       this.#didRead = true;
@@ -2895,6 +2856,7 @@ class QuicStream extends Duplex {
       throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('fd', ['number', 'FileHandle'], fd);
 
     if (this.pending) {
+      // TODO: This will deadlock on failure?
       return this.once('ready', () => {
         this.sendFD(fd, { offset, length }, ownsFd);
       });