diff --git a/packages/bolt-connection/src/channel/node/node-channel.js b/packages/bolt-connection/src/channel/node/node-channel.js
index f682bb150..4dd6fe159 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-connection/src/channel/node/node-channel.js
+++ b/packages/bolt-connection/src/channel/node/node-channel.js
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ export default class NodeChannel {
             self.onmessage(new ChannelBuffer(buffer))
           }
         })
-
-        self._conn.on('error', self._handleConnectionError)
         self._conn.on('end', self._handleConnectionTerminated)
 
         // Drain all pending messages
diff --git a/packages/neo4j-driver-deno/lib/bolt-connection/channel/node/node-channel.js b/packages/neo4j-driver-deno/lib/bolt-connection/channel/node/node-channel.js
index a3faa8e0c..573b89424 100644
--- a/packages/neo4j-driver-deno/lib/bolt-connection/channel/node/node-channel.js
+++ b/packages/neo4j-driver-deno/lib/bolt-connection/channel/node/node-channel.js
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ export default class NodeChannel {
             self.onmessage(new ChannelBuffer(buffer))
           }
         })
-
-        self._conn.on('error', self._handleConnectionError)
         self._conn.on('end', self._handleConnectionTerminated)
 
         // Drain all pending messages