diff --git a/src/crypto/tls/tls.go b/src/crypto/tls/tls.go
index 51932882c01..8fd42943159 100644
--- a/src/crypto/tls/tls.go
+++ b/src/crypto/tls/tls.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ package tls
 // https://www.imperialviolet.org/2013/02/04/luckythirteen.html.
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"crypto"
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"crypto/rsa"
@@ -30,10 +29,7 @@ import (
 // The configuration config must be non-nil and must include
 // at least one certificate or else set GetCertificate.
 func Server(conn net.Conn, config *Config) *Conn {
-	return &Conn{
-		conn: conn, config: config,
-		input: *bytes.NewReader(nil), // Issue 28269
-	}
+	return &Conn{conn: conn, config: config}
 }
 
 // Client returns a new TLS client side connection
@@ -41,10 +37,7 @@ func Server(conn net.Conn, config *Config) *Conn {
 // The config cannot be nil: users must set either ServerName or
 // InsecureSkipVerify in the config.
 func Client(conn net.Conn, config *Config) *Conn {
-	return &Conn{
-		conn: conn, config: config, isClient: true,
-		input: *bytes.NewReader(nil), // Issue 28269
-	}
+	return &Conn{conn: conn, config: config, isClient: true}
 }
 
 // A listener implements a network listener (net.Listener) for TLS connections.