diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index 044303be5a560d..5fec67d6c721af 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -294,10 +294,9 @@ function uvException(ctx) {
  * @param {string} syscall
  * @param {string} address
  * @param {number} [port]
- * @param {string} [additional]
  * @returns {Error}
  */
-function uvExceptionWithHostPort(err, syscall, address, port, additional) {
+function uvExceptionWithHostPort(err, syscall, address, port) {
   const [ code, uvmsg ] = errmap.get(err);
   const message = `${syscall} ${code}: ${uvmsg}`;
   let details = '';
@@ -307,9 +306,6 @@ function uvExceptionWithHostPort(err, syscall, address, port, additional) {
   } else if (address) {
     details = ` ${address}`;
   }
-  if (additional) {
-    details += ` - Local (${additional})`;
-  }
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
   const ex = new Error(`${message}${details}`);