diff --git a/test/parallel/parallel.status b/test/parallel/parallel.status
index 083536271fe9b7..6419ef34a2f6fb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/parallel.status
+++ b/test/parallel/parallel.status
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ test-tick-processor                  : PASS,FLAKY
 
 [$system==linux]
 test-tick-processor                  : PASS,FLAKY
-test-child-process-fork-regr-gh-2847 : PASS,FLAKY
 
 [$system==macos]
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-regr-gh-2847.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-regr-gh-2847.js
index 78856cb55edebc..ad056426428c0d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-regr-gh-2847.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-regr-gh-2847.js
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const cluster = require('cluster');
 const net = require('net');
 
-var connectcount = 0;
-var sendcount = 0;
-
 if (!cluster.isMaster) {
   // Exit on first received handle to leave the queue non-empty in master
   process.on('message', function() {
@@ -18,13 +15,6 @@ if (!cluster.isMaster) {
 }
 
 var server = net.createServer(function(s) {
-  if (common.isWindows) {
-    s.on('error', function(err) {
-      // Prevent possible ECONNRESET errors from popping up
-      if (err.code !== 'ECONNRESET' || sendcount === 0)
-        throw err;
-    });
-  }
   setTimeout(function() {
     s.destroy();
   }, 100);
@@ -34,21 +24,6 @@ var server = net.createServer(function(s) {
   function send(callback) {
     var s = net.connect(common.PORT, function() {
       worker.send({}, s, callback);
-      connectcount++;
-    });
-
-    // Errors can happen if the connections
-    // are still happening while the server has been closed.
-    // This can happen depending on how the messages are
-    // bundled into packets. If they all make it into the first
-    // one then no errors will occur, otherwise the server
-    // may have been closed by the time the later ones make
-    // it to the server side.
-    // We ignore any errors that occur after some connections
-    // get through
-    s.on('error', function(err) {
-      if (connectcount < 3)
-        console.log(err);
     });
   }
 
@@ -58,11 +33,7 @@ var server = net.createServer(function(s) {
     server.close();
   }));
 
-  // Queue up several handles, to make `process.disconnect()` wait
-  for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
-    send(function(err) {
-      if (err && sendcount < 3)
-        console.log(err);
-      sendcount++;
-    });
+  // Send 2 handles to make `process.disconnect()` wait
+  send();
+  send();
 });