diff --git a/lib/dispatcher/client.js b/lib/dispatcher/client.js
index 7e22aa000ba..3dc356618ba 100644
--- a/lib/dispatcher/client.js
+++ b/lib/dispatcher/client.js
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ let deprecatedInterceptorWarned = false
 
 const kClosedResolve = Symbol('kClosedResolve')
 
+const noop = () => {}
+
 function getPipelining (client) {
   return client[kPipelining] ?? client[kHTTPContext]?.defaultPipelining ?? 1
 }
@@ -442,7 +444,7 @@ async function connect (client) {
     })
 
     if (client.destroyed) {
-      util.destroy(socket.on('error', () => {}), new ClientDestroyedError())
+      util.destroy(socket.on('error', noop), new ClientDestroyedError())
       return
     }
 
@@ -453,7 +455,7 @@ async function connect (client) {
         ? await connectH2(client, socket)
         : await connectH1(client, socket)
     } catch (err) {
-      socket.destroy().on('error', () => {})
+      socket.destroy().on('error', noop)
       throw err
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/dispatcher/proxy-agent.js b/lib/dispatcher/proxy-agent.js
index 226b67846da..c439d7cd555 100644
--- a/lib/dispatcher/proxy-agent.js
+++ b/lib/dispatcher/proxy-agent.js
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ function defaultFactory (origin, opts) {
   return new Pool(origin, opts)
 }
 
+const noop = () => {}
+
 class ProxyAgent extends DispatcherBase {
   constructor (opts) {
     super()
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ class ProxyAgent extends DispatcherBase {
             servername: this[kProxyTls]?.servername || proxyHostname
           })
           if (statusCode !== 200) {
-            socket.on('error', () => {}).destroy()
+            socket.on('error', noop).destroy()
             callback(new RequestAbortedError(`Proxy response (${statusCode}) !== 200 when HTTP Tunneling`))
           }
           if (opts.protocol !== 'https:') {