diff --git a/lib/_stream_writable.js b/lib/_stream_writable.js
index 154c87bf5c7261..33c680cb5b452e 100644
--- a/lib/_stream_writable.js
+++ b/lib/_stream_writable.js
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ Writable.prototype.uncork = function() {
 
     if (!state.writing &&
         !state.corked &&
-        !state.finished &&
         !state.bufferProcessing &&
         state.bufferedRequest)
       clearBuffer(this, state);
@@ -569,7 +568,7 @@ Writable.prototype.end = function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
   }
 
   // ignore unnecessary end() calls.
-  if (!state.ending && !state.finished)
+  if (!state.ending)
     endWritable(this, state, cb);
 };