diff --git a/lib/timers.js b/lib/timers.js
index d637ca91ae48e9..a6adbf74f255d6 100644
--- a/lib/timers.js
+++ b/lib/timers.js
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ Timeout.prototype.unref = function() {
     this._handle.owner = this;
     this._handle[kOnTimeout] = unrefdHandle;
     this._handle.start(delay);
-    this._handle.domain = this.domain;
     this._handle.unref();
   }
   return this;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-timers.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-timers.js
index fe7247b2a92c95..f9857a991af880 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-domain-timers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-timers.js
@@ -30,13 +30,19 @@ timeoutd.on('error', common.mustCall(function(e) {
   assert.strictEqual(e.message, 'Timeout UNREFd',
                      'Domain should catch timer error');
   clearTimeout(timeout);
-}));
+}, 2));
 
+let t;
 timeoutd.run(function() {
   setTimeout(function() {
     throw new Error('Timeout UNREFd');
   }, 0).unref();
+
+  t = setTimeout(function() {
+    throw new Error('Timeout UNREFd');
+  }, 0);
 });
+t.unref();
 
 const immediated = domain.create();