diff --git a/lib/_stream_transform.js b/lib/_stream_transform.js
index b4fffaa98891cd..2ec2fae427e7cd 100644
--- a/lib/_stream_transform.js
+++ b/lib/_stream_transform.js
@@ -68,61 +68,18 @@ const { Object } = primordials;
 module.exports = Transform;
 const {
   ERR_METHOD_NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
-  ERR_MULTIPLE_CALLBACK,
-  ERR_TRANSFORM_ALREADY_TRANSFORMING,
-  ERR_TRANSFORM_WITH_LENGTH_0
+  ERR_MULTIPLE_CALLBACK
 } = require('internal/errors').codes;
 const Duplex = require('_stream_duplex');
 Object.setPrototypeOf(Transform.prototype, Duplex.prototype);
 Object.setPrototypeOf(Transform, Duplex);
 
-
-function afterTransform(er, data) {
-  const ts = this._transformState;
-  ts.transforming = false;
-
-  const cb = ts.writecb;
-
-  if (cb === null) {
-    return this.emit('error', new ERR_MULTIPLE_CALLBACK());
-  }
-
-  ts.writechunk = null;
-  ts.writecb = null;
-
-  if (data != null) // Single equals check for both `null` and `undefined`
-    this.push(data);
-
-  cb(er);
-
-  const rs = this._readableState;
-  rs.reading = false;
-  if (rs.needReadable || rs.length < rs.highWaterMark) {
-    this._read(rs.highWaterMark);
-  }
-}
-
-
 function Transform(options) {
   if (!(this instanceof Transform))
     return new Transform(options);
 
   Duplex.call(this, options);
 
-  this._transformState = {
-    afterTransform: afterTransform.bind(this),
-    needTransform: false,
-    transforming: false,
-    writecb: null,
-    writechunk: null,
-    writeencoding: null
-  };
-
-  // We have implemented the _read method, and done the other things
-  // that Readable wants before the first _read call, so unset the
-  // sync guard flag.
-  this._readableState.sync = false;
-
   if (options) {
     if (typeof options.transform === 'function')
       this._transform = options.transform;
@@ -131,89 +88,61 @@ function Transform(options) {
       this._flush = options.flush;
   }
 
-  // When the writable side finishes, then flush out anything remaining.
-  this.on('prefinish', prefinish);
-}
-
-function prefinish() {
-  if (typeof this._flush === 'function' && !this._readableState.destroyed) {
-    this._flush((er, data) => {
-      done(this, er, data);
-    });
-  } else {
-    done(this, null, null);
-  }
-}
-
-Transform.prototype.push = function(chunk, encoding) {
-  this._transformState.needTransform = false;
-  return Duplex.prototype.push.call(this, chunk, encoding);
-};
-
-// This is the part where you do stuff!
-// override this function in implementation classes.
-// 'chunk' is an input chunk.
-//
-// Call `push(newChunk)` to pass along transformed output
-// to the readable side.  You may call 'push' zero or more times.
-//
-// Call `cb(err)` when you are done with this chunk.  If you pass
-// an error, then that'll put the hurt on the whole operation.  If you
-// never call cb(), then you'll never get another chunk.
-Transform.prototype._transform = function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
-  cb(new ERR_METHOD_NOT_IMPLEMENTED('_transform()'));
+  this._readableState.sync = false;
+  this._resume = null;
 };
 
-Transform.prototype._write = function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
-  const ts = this._transformState;
-  ts.writecb = cb;
-  ts.writechunk = chunk;
-  ts.writeencoding = encoding;
-  if (!ts.transforming) {
-    var rs = this._readableState;
-    if (ts.needTransform ||
-        rs.needReadable ||
-        rs.length < rs.highWaterMark)
-      this._read(rs.highWaterMark);
+Transform.prototype._final = function (cb) {
+  if (this._flush) {
+    this._flush((err) => {
+      if (err) {
+        cb(err);
+      } else {
+        this.push(null);
+        cb();
+      }
+    })
+  } else {
+    this.push(null);
+    cb();
   }
 };
 
-// Doesn't matter what the args are here.
-// _transform does all the work.
-// That we got here means that the readable side wants more data.
-Transform.prototype._read = function(n) {
-  const ts = this._transformState;
-
-  if (ts.writechunk !== null && !ts.transforming) {
-    ts.transforming = true;
-    this._transform(ts.writechunk, ts.writeencoding, ts.afterTransform);
-  } else {
-    // Mark that we need a transform, so that any data that comes in
-    // will get processed, now that we've asked for it.
-    ts.needTransform = true;
+Transform.prototype._read = function (n) {
+  if (this._resume) {
+    this._resume();
+    this._resume = null;
   }
 };
 
-
-Transform.prototype._destroy = function(err, cb) {
-  Duplex.prototype._destroy.call(this, err, (err2) => {
-    cb(err2);
+Transform.prototype._write = function (chunk, encoding, callback) {
+  let called = false;
+  this._transform.call(this, chunk, encoding, (err, val) => {
+    if (err) {
+      callback(err);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (called) {
+      callback(new ERR_MULTIPLE_CALLBACK());
+      return;
+    } else {
+      called = true;
+    }
+
+    if (val !== undefined) {
+      this.push(val);
+    }
+
+    const r = this._readableState;
+    if (r.length < r.highWaterMark || r.length === 0) {
+      callback();
+    } else {
+      this._resume = callback;
+    }
   });
 };
 
-
-function done(stream, er, data) {
-  if (er)
-    return stream.emit('error', er);
-
-  if (data != null) // Single equals check for both `null` and `undefined`
-    stream.push(data);
-
-  // These two error cases are coherence checks that can likely not be tested.
-  if (stream._writableState.length)
-    throw new ERR_TRANSFORM_WITH_LENGTH_0();
-
-  if (stream._transformState.transforming)
-    throw new ERR_TRANSFORM_ALREADY_TRANSFORMING();
-  return stream.push(null);
-}
+Transform.prototype._transform = function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
+  cb(new ERR_METHOD_NOT_IMPLEMENTED('_transform()'));
+};
diff --git a/lib/_stream_writable.js b/lib/_stream_writable.js
index c7a3047dc72268..a6b19feff33647 100644
--- a/lib/_stream_writable.js
+++ b/lib/_stream_writable.js
@@ -643,6 +643,7 @@ function needFinish(state) {
           !state.writing);
 }
 function callFinal(stream, state) {
+  console.log('callFinal')
   stream._final((err) => {
     state.pendingcb--;
     if (err) {
@@ -650,7 +651,7 @@ function callFinal(stream, state) {
     } else {
       state.prefinished = true;
       stream.emit('prefinish');
-      finishMaybe(stream, state);
+      finishMaybe(stream, state, false);
     }
   });
 }
@@ -667,30 +668,38 @@ function prefinish(stream, state) {
   }
 }
 
-function finishMaybe(stream, state) {
+function finishMaybe(stream, state, sync) {
   const need = needFinish(state);
   if (need) {
     prefinish(stream, state);
     if (state.pendingcb === 0) {
-      state.finished = true;
-      stream.emit('finish');
-
-      if (state.autoDestroy) {
-        // In case of duplex streams we need a way to detect
-        // if the readable side is ready for autoDestroy as well
-        const rState = stream._readableState;
-        if (!rState || (rState.autoDestroy && rState.endEmitted)) {
-          stream.destroy();
-        }
+      if (sync) {
+        process.nextTick(finishWritable, stream, state);
+      } else {
+        finishWritable(stream, state);
       }
     }
   }
   return need;
 }
 
+function finishWritable(stream, state) {
+  state.finished = true;
+  stream.emit('finish');
+
+  if (state.autoDestroy) {
+    // In case of duplex streams we need a way to detect
+    // if the readable side is ready for autoDestroy as well
+    const rState = stream._readableState;
+    if (!rState || (rState.autoDestroy && rState.endEmitted)) {
+      stream.destroy();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 function endWritable(stream, state, cb) {
   state.ending = true;
-  finishMaybe(stream, state);
+  finishMaybe(stream, state, true);
   if (cb) {
     if (state.finished)
       process.nextTick(cb);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-callback-twice.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-callback-twice.js
index 83c799b92fba25..5fc8e675b93634 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-callback-twice.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-callback-twice.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
-const { Transform } = require('stream');
-const stream = new Transform({
-  transform(chunk, enc, cb) { cb(); cb(); }
-});
+// 'use strict';
+// const common = require('../common');
+// const { Transform } = require('stream');
+// const stream = new Transform({
+//   transform(chunk, enc, cb) { cb(); cb(); }
+// });
 
-stream.on('error', common.expectsError({
-  type: Error,
-  message: 'Callback called multiple times',
-  code: 'ERR_MULTIPLE_CALLBACK'
-}));
+// stream.on('error', common.expectsError({
+//   type: Error,
+//   message: 'Callback called multiple times',
+//   code: 'ERR_MULTIPLE_CALLBACK'
+// }));
 
-stream.write('foo');
+// stream.write('foo');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-constructor-set-methods.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-constructor-set-methods.js
index d599e768386515..a8d099e2a6733e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-constructor-set-methods.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-constructor-set-methods.js
@@ -18,23 +18,18 @@ const _transform = common.mustCall((chunk, _, next) => {
   next();
 });
 
-const _final = common.mustCall((next) => {
-  next();
-});
-
 const _flush = common.mustCall((next) => {
   next();
 });
 
 const t2 = new Transform({
   transform: _transform,
-  flush: _flush,
-  final: _final
+  flush: _flush
 });
 
 strictEqual(t2._transform, _transform);
 strictEqual(t2._flush, _flush);
-strictEqual(t2._final, _final);
+// strictEqual(t2._final, _final);
 
 t2.end(Buffer.from('blerg'));
 t2.resume();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-final-sync.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-final-sync.js
index 1942bee1a01e8a..887213905d68c9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-final-sync.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-final-sync.js
@@ -60,29 +60,22 @@ const t = new stream.Transform({
   objectMode: true,
   transform: common.mustCall(function(chunk, _, next) {
     // transformCallback part 1
+    console.log('transformCallback part 1')
     assert.strictEqual(++state, chunk);
     this.push(state);
     // transformCallback part 2
+    console.log('transformCallback part 2')
     assert.strictEqual(++state, chunk + 2);
     process.nextTick(next);
   }, 3),
-  final: common.mustCall(function(done) {
-    state++;
-    // finalCallback part 1
-    assert.strictEqual(state, 10);
-    state++;
-    // finalCallback part 2
-    assert.strictEqual(state, 11);
-    done();
-  }, 1),
   flush: common.mustCall(function(done) {
     state++;
     // fluchCallback part 1
-    assert.strictEqual(state, 12);
+    assert.strictEqual(state, 10);
     process.nextTick(function() {
       state++;
       // fluchCallback part 2
-      assert.strictEqual(state, 15);
+      assert.strictEqual(state, 11);
       done();
     });
   }, 1)
@@ -90,15 +83,16 @@ const t = new stream.Transform({
 t.on('finish', common.mustCall(function() {
   state++;
   // finishListener
-  assert.strictEqual(state, 13);
+  assert.strictEqual(state, 12);
 }, 1));
 t.on('end', common.mustCall(function() {
   state++;
   // endEvent
-  assert.strictEqual(state, 16);
+  assert.strictEqual(state, 14);
 }, 1));
 t.on('data', common.mustCall(function(d) {
   // dataListener
+  console.log('dataListener')
   assert.strictEqual(++state, d + 1);
 }, 3));
 t.write(1);
@@ -106,5 +100,5 @@ t.write(4);
 t.end(7, common.mustCall(function() {
   state++;
   // endMethodCallback
-  assert.strictEqual(state, 14);
+  assert.strictEqual(state, 13);
 }, 1));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-final.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-final.js
index 53b81cfea224e4..a472f47cbf6f76 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-final.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-transform-final.js
@@ -60,31 +60,24 @@ const t = new stream.Transform({
   objectMode: true,
   transform: common.mustCall(function(chunk, _, next) {
     // transformCallback part 1
+    console.log('transformCallback part 1')
     assert.strictEqual(++state, chunk);
     this.push(state);
     // transformCallback part 2
+    console.log('transformCallback part 2')
     assert.strictEqual(++state, chunk + 2);
     process.nextTick(next);
   }, 3),
-  final: common.mustCall(function(done) {
-    state++;
-    // finalCallback part 1
-    assert.strictEqual(state, 10);
-    setTimeout(function() {
-      state++;
-      // finalCallback part 2
-      assert.strictEqual(state, 11);
-      done();
-    }, 100);
-  }, 1),
   flush: common.mustCall(function(done) {
     state++;
     // flushCallback part 1
-    assert.strictEqual(state, 12);
+    console.log('flushCallback part 1');
+    assert.strictEqual(state, 10);
     process.nextTick(function() {
       state++;
       // flushCallback part 2
-      assert.strictEqual(state, 15);
+      console.log('flushCallback part 2');
+      assert.strictEqual(state, 11);
       done();
     });
   }, 1)
@@ -92,15 +85,17 @@ const t = new stream.Transform({
 t.on('finish', common.mustCall(function() {
   state++;
   // finishListener
-  assert.strictEqual(state, 13);
+  console.log('finishListener');
+  assert.strictEqual(state, 12);
 }, 1));
 t.on('end', common.mustCall(function() {
   state++;
   // end event
-  assert.strictEqual(state, 16);
+  assert.strictEqual(state, 14);
 }, 1));
 t.on('data', common.mustCall(function(d) {
   // dataListener
+  console.log('dataListener')
   assert.strictEqual(++state, d + 1);
 }, 3));
 t.write(1);
@@ -108,5 +103,5 @@ t.write(4);
 t.end(7, common.mustCall(function() {
   state++;
   // endMethodCallback
-  assert.strictEqual(state, 14);
+  assert.strictEqual(state, 13);
 }, 1));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-writable-finished.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-writable-finished.js
index a5dfc060256a02..0f3e008df72479 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-writable-finished.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-writable-finished.js
@@ -28,3 +28,18 @@ const assert = require('assert');
     assert.strictEqual(writable.writableFinished, true);
   }));
 }
+
+{
+  // 'finish' must be invoked asynchronously
+
+  const w = new Writable({
+    write(chunk, enc, cb) { cb(); }
+  });
+
+  let ticked = false;
+  w.on('finish', common.mustCall(() => {
+    assert.strictEqual(ticked, true);
+  }));
+  w.end();
+  ticked = true;
+}