diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/streams.js b/lib/internal/fs/streams.js
index dfff08dbbd1d2a..8812999d575fe4 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/streams.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/streams.js
@@ -217,11 +217,8 @@ ReadStream.prototype._destroy = function(err, cb) {
 
 function closeFsStream(stream, cb, err) {
   fs.close(stream.fd, (er) => {
-    er = er || err;
-    cb(er);
+    cb(er || err);
     stream.closed = true;
-    if (!er)
-      stream.emit('close');
   });
 }