diff --git a/cli/js/lib.deno.ns.d.ts b/cli/js/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
index b73ad4c201..db89ed97fa 100644
--- a/cli/js/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
+++ b/cli/js/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
@@ -1899,11 +1899,12 @@ declare namespace Deno {
     readonly remoteAddr: Addr;
     /** The resource ID of the connection. */
     readonly rid: number;
-    /** Shuts down (`shutdown(2)`) the reading side of the TCP connection. Most
-     * callers should just use `close()`. */
-    closeRead(): void;
     /** Shuts down (`shutdown(2)`) the writing side of the TCP connection. Most
-     * callers should just use `close()`. */
+     * callers should just use `close()`.
+     *
+     * **Unstable** because of lack of testing and because Deno.shutdown is also
+     * unstable.
+     * */
     closeWrite(): void;
   }
 
diff --git a/cli/js/net.ts b/cli/js/net.ts
index 3ca1219e6a..05503b232c 100644
--- a/cli/js/net.ts
+++ b/cli/js/net.ts
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ export class ConnImpl implements Conn {
     close(this.rid);
   }
 
-  closeRead(): void {
-    netOps.shutdown(this.rid, netOps.ShutdownMode.Read);
-  }
-
   closeWrite(): void {
     netOps.shutdown(this.rid, netOps.ShutdownMode.Write);
   }
@@ -130,7 +126,6 @@ export interface Conn extends Reader, Writer, Closer {
   localAddr: Addr;
   remoteAddr: Addr;
   rid: number;
-  closeRead(): void;
   closeWrite(): void;
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/js/tests/net_test.ts b/cli/js/tests/net_test.ts
index ef3cd833de..fc1802792f 100644
--- a/cli/js/tests/net_test.ts
+++ b/cli/js/tests/net_test.ts
@@ -368,75 +368,6 @@ unitTest(
   }
 );
 
-unitTest(
-  {
-    // FIXME(bartlomieju)
-    ignore: true,
-    perms: { net: true },
-  },
-  async function netCloseReadSuccess() {
-    const addr = { hostname: "127.0.0.1", port: 4500 };
-    const listener = Deno.listen(addr);
-    const closeDeferred = createResolvable();
-    const closeReadDeferred = createResolvable();
-    listener.accept().then(async (conn) => {
-      await closeReadDeferred;
-      await conn.write(new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]));
-      const buf = new Uint8Array(1024);
-      const readResult = await conn.read(buf);
-      assertEquals(3, readResult);
-      assertEquals(4, buf[0]);
-      assertEquals(5, buf[1]);
-      assertEquals(6, buf[2]);
-      conn.close();
-      closeDeferred.resolve();
-    });
-    const conn = await Deno.connect(addr);
-    conn.closeRead(); // closing read
-    closeReadDeferred.resolve();
-    const buf = new Uint8Array(1024);
-    const readResult = await conn.read(buf);
-    assertEquals(readResult, null); // with immediate EOF
-    // Ensure closeRead does not impact write
-    await conn.write(new Uint8Array([4, 5, 6]));
-    await closeDeferred;
-    listener.close();
-    conn.close();
-  }
-);
-
-unitTest(
-  {
-    // FIXME(bartlomieju)
-    ignore: true,
-    perms: { net: true },
-  },
-  async function netDoubleCloseRead() {
-    const addr = { hostname: "127.0.0.1", port: 4500 };
-    const listener = Deno.listen(addr);
-    const closeDeferred = createResolvable();
-    listener.accept().then(async (conn) => {
-      await conn.write(new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]));
-      await closeDeferred;
-      conn.close();
-    });
-    const conn = await Deno.connect(addr);
-    conn.closeRead(); // closing read
-    let err;
-    try {
-      // Duplicated close should throw error
-      conn.closeRead();
-    } catch (e) {
-      err = e;
-    }
-    assert(!!err);
-    assert(err instanceof Deno.errors.NotConnected);
-    closeDeferred.resolve();
-    listener.close();
-    conn.close();
-  }
-);
-
 unitTest(
   {
     // FIXME(bartlomieju)
diff --git a/std/http/mock.ts b/std/http/mock.ts
index f373b42147..be07ede24a 100644
--- a/std/http/mock.ts
+++ b/std/http/mock.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export function mockConn(base: Partial<Deno.Conn> = {}): Deno.Conn {
       port: 0,
     },
     rid: -1,
-    closeRead: (): void => {},
     closeWrite: (): void => {},
     read: (): Promise<number | null> => {
       return Promise.resolve(0);
diff --git a/std/ws/test.ts b/std/ws/test.ts
index 0d4541f62c..c6e74dadcb 100644
--- a/std/ws/test.ts
+++ b/std/ws/test.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ test("[ws] ws.close() should use 1000 as close code", async () => {
 function dummyConn(r: Reader, w: Writer): Conn {
   return {
     rid: -1,
-    closeRead: (): void => {},
     closeWrite: (): void => {},
     read: (x): Promise<number | null> => r.read(x),
     write: (x): Promise<number> => w.write(x),