diff --git a/lib/internal/http.js b/lib/internal/http.js
index 0065f93fd896f0..b17687d4d81624 100644
--- a/lib/internal/http.js
+++ b/lib/internal/http.js
@@ -5,20 +5,13 @@ const {
   Date,
   DatePrototypeGetMilliseconds,
   DatePrototypeToUTCString,
-  DatePrototypeValueOf,
 } = primordials;
 
 const { setUnrefTimeout } = require('internal/timers');
 const { PerformanceEntry, notify } = internalBinding('performance');
 
-let nowCache;
 let utcCache;
 
-function nowDate() {
-  if (!nowCache) cache();
-  return nowCache;
-}
-
 function utcDate() {
   if (!utcCache) cache();
   return utcCache;
@@ -26,13 +19,11 @@ function utcDate() {
 
 function cache() {
   const d = new Date();
-  nowCache = DatePrototypeValueOf(d);
   utcCache = DatePrototypeToUTCString(d);
   setUnrefTimeout(resetCache, 1000 - DatePrototypeGetMilliseconds(d));
 }
 
 function resetCache() {
-  nowCache = undefined;
   utcCache = undefined;
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +46,6 @@ function emitStatistics(statistics) {
 module.exports = {
   kOutHeaders: Symbol('kOutHeaders'),
   kNeedDrain: Symbol('kNeedDrain'),
-  nowDate,
   utcDate,
   emitStatistics
 };