diff --git a/ext/net/01_net.js b/ext/net/01_net.js
index 90a0e5be4d..d1c5f56604 100644
--- a/ext/net/01_net.js
+++ b/ext/net/01_net.js
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ async function connect(args) {
               hostname: args.hostname ?? "127.0.0.1",
               port,
             },
-            args.timeout,
             cancelRid,
           );
         localAddr.transport = "tcp";
diff --git a/ext/net/lib.deno_net.d.ts b/ext/net/lib.deno_net.d.ts
index 8bd859b86b..213b90ad26 100644
--- a/ext/net/lib.deno_net.d.ts
+++ b/ext/net/lib.deno_net.d.ts
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ declare namespace Deno {
      * @default {"127.0.0.1"} */
     hostname?: string;
     transport?: "tcp";
-    timeout?: number;
     signal?: AbortSignal | null;
   }
 
diff --git a/ext/net/ops.rs b/ext/net/ops.rs
index f7e1628d66..3fe5fe84ab 100644
--- a/ext/net/ops.rs
+++ b/ext/net/ops.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ use socket2::Socket;
 use socket2::Type;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::future::Future;
 use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
 use std::net::Ipv6Addr;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use tokio::net::UdpSocket;
-use tokio::time::timeout;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Clone, Debug)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
@@ -67,28 +65,6 @@ impl From<SocketAddr> for IpAddr {
   }
 }
 
-pub trait TcpStreamTimeout {
-  fn connect_timeout(
-    addr: &SocketAddr,
-    tcp_timeout: Option<u64>,
-  ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<TcpStream, std::io::Error>>;
-}
-
-impl TcpStreamTimeout for TcpStream {
-  async fn connect_timeout(
-    addr: &SocketAddr,
-    tcp_timeout: Option<u64>,
-  ) -> Result<TcpStream, std::io::Error> {
-    if tcp_timeout.is_none() {
-      TcpStream::connect(addr).await
-    } else {
-      let timeout_duration =
-        std::time::Duration::from_millis(tcp_timeout.unwrap());
-      timeout(timeout_duration, TcpStream::connect(addr)).await?
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum NetError {
   #[error("Listener has been closed")]
@@ -372,20 +348,18 @@ pub async fn op_net_set_multi_ttl_udp(
 pub async fn op_net_connect_tcp<NP>(
   state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>,
   #[serde] addr: IpAddr,
-  #[serde] timeout: Option<u64>,
   #[smi] resource_abort_id: Option<ResourceId>,
 ) -> Result<(ResourceId, IpAddr, IpAddr), NetError>
 where
   NP: NetPermissions + 'static,
 {
-  op_net_connect_tcp_inner::<NP>(state, addr, timeout, resource_abort_id).await
+  op_net_connect_tcp_inner::<NP>(state, addr, resource_abort_id).await
 }
 
 #[inline]
 pub async fn op_net_connect_tcp_inner<NP>(
   state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>,
   addr: IpAddr,
-  timeout: Option<u64>,
   resource_abort_id: Option<ResourceId>,
 ) -> Result<(ResourceId, IpAddr, IpAddr), NetError>
 where
@@ -412,13 +386,17 @@ where
   });
 
   let tcp_stream_result = if let Some(cancel_handle) = &cancel_handle {
-    TcpStream::connect_timeout(&addr, timeout)
-      .or_cancel(cancel_handle)
-      .await?
+    TcpStream::connect(&addr).or_cancel(cancel_handle).await?
   } else {
-    TcpStream::connect_timeout(&addr, timeout).await
+    TcpStream::connect(&addr).await
   };
 
+  if let Some(cancel_rid) = resource_abort_id {
+    if let Ok(res) = state.borrow_mut().resource_table.take_any(cancel_rid) {
+      res.close();
+    }
+  }
+
   let tcp_stream = match tcp_stream_result {
     Ok(tcp_stream) => tcp_stream,
     Err(e) => return Err(NetError::Io(e)),
@@ -1175,10 +1153,9 @@ mod tests {
       port: server_addr[1].parse().unwrap(),
     };
 
-    let mut connect_fut = op_net_connect_tcp_inner::<TestPermission>(
-      conn_state, ip_addr, None, None,
-    )
-    .boxed_local();
+    let mut connect_fut =
+      op_net_connect_tcp_inner::<TestPermission>(conn_state, ip_addr, None)
+        .boxed_local();
     let mut rid = None;
 
     tokio::select! {
diff --git a/tests/unit/net_test.ts b/tests/unit/net_test.ts
index bcd55383c8..d17b6ee643 100644
--- a/tests/unit/net_test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/net_test.ts
@@ -1277,22 +1277,6 @@ Deno.test({
   }
 });
 
-Deno.test(
-  { permissions: { net: true } },
-  async function netTcpSetTimeout() {
-    try {
-      const conn = await Deno.connect({
-        hostname: "example.com",
-        port: 50000,
-        timeout: 1000,
-      });
-      conn.close();
-    } catch (error) {
-      assert(error instanceof Deno.errors.TimedOut);
-    }
-  },
-);
-
 Deno.test(
   { permissions: { net: true } },
   async function netTcpWithAbortSignal() {