diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
index 1dbe4c9..ae22a84 100644
--- a/lib/response.js
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -339,17 +339,6 @@ Response.prototype = {
     this.set('ETag', val);
   },
 
-  /**
-   * Get the ETag of a response.
-   *
-   * @return {String}
-   * @api public
-   */
-
-  get etag() {
-    return this.get('etag');
-  },
-
   /**
    * Return the request mime type void of
    * parameters such as "charset".
diff --git a/test/response/etag.js b/test/response/etag.js
index b01fcf7..016b5c5 100644
--- a/test/response/etag.js
+++ b/test/response/etag.js
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ describe('res.etag', function(){
     res.etag = 'asdf';
     res.header.etag.should.equal('"asdf"');
   })
-
-  it('should get the etag', function(){
-    var res = response();
-    res.set('etag', '"asdf"');
-    res.etag.should.equal('"asdf"');
-  })
 })
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