diff --git a/test/pummel/test-http-client-reconnect-bug.js b/test/pummel/test-http-client-reconnect-bug.js
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--- a/test/pummel/test-http-client-reconnect-bug.js
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-// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
-// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
-// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
-// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
-// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
-// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
-// following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
-// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
-// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
-// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
-// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
-// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
-const net = require('net');
-const http = require('http');
-
-const server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
-  socket.end();
-});
-
-server.on('listening', common.mustCall(function() {
-  const client = http.createClient(common.PORT);
-
-  client.on('error', common.mustCall());
-  client.on('end', common.mustCall());
-
-  const request = client.request('GET', '/', { 'host': 'localhost' });
-  request.end();
-  request.on('response', function(response) {
-    console.log(`STATUS: ${response.statusCode}`);
-  });
-}));
-
-server.listen(common.PORT);
-
-setTimeout(function() {
-  server.close();
-}, 500);