diff --git a/lib/internal/http2/core.js b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
index 1340b87a06100d..f2dd25e9856198 100644
--- a/lib/internal/http2/core.js
+++ b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
@@ -3313,9 +3313,7 @@ function socketOnClose() {
       code = null;
     }
 
-    const defaultCode = session[kType] === NGHTTP2_SESSION_SERVER ?
-        NGHTTP2_CANCEL :
-        NGHTTP2_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+    const defaultCode = NGHTTP2_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 
     const closeStream = (stream) => {
       if (code === null) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-with-file-connection-abort.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-with-file-connection-abort.js
index 013560f0ce3d85..0f8993b8e43767 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-with-file-connection-abort.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-with-file-connection-abort.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ server.on('stream', common.mustCall((stream) => {
   stream.on('error', common.expectsError({
     code: 'ERR_HTTP2_STREAM_ERROR',
     name: 'Error',
-    message: 'Stream closed with error code NGHTTP2_CANCEL'
+    message: 'Stream closed with error code NGHTTP2_INTERNAL_ERROR'
   }));
   stream.respondWithFile(process.execPath, {
     [HTTP2_HEADER_CONTENT_TYPE]: 'application/octet-stream'
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-socket-destroy.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-socket-destroy.js
index 6f52436fde505a..6b0ff60818143d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-server-socket-destroy.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-server-socket-destroy.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function onStream(stream) {
   stream.once('error', common.expectsError({
     name: 'Error',
     code: 'ERR_HTTP2_STREAM_ERROR',
-    message: 'Stream closed with error code NGHTTP2_CANCEL'
+    message: 'Stream closed with error code NGHTTP2_INTERNAL_ERROR'
   }));
 
   // Always send RST.