diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 44a7f09d006104..af1e23f512d5d7 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ function Socket(type, listener) {
 
   this[async_id_symbol] = handle.getAsyncId();
   this.type = type;
-  this.fd = null; // compatibility hack
 
   if (typeof listener === 'function')
     this.on('message', listener);
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@ function startListening(socket) {
   state.handle.recvStart();
   state.receiving = true;
   state.bindState = BIND_STATE_BOUND;
-  socket.fd = -42; // compatibility hack
 
   if (state.recvBufferSize)
     bufferSize(socket, state.recvBufferSize, RECV_BUFFER);
@@ -677,7 +675,6 @@ function stopReceiving(socket) {
 
   state.handle.recvStop();
   state.receiving = false;
-  socket.fd = null; // compatibility hack
 }