diff --git a/lib/internal/quic/quic.js b/lib/internal/quic/quic.js
index d163311dc182..24b120742002 100644
--- a/lib/internal/quic/quic.js
+++ b/lib/internal/quic/quic.js
@@ -2160,10 +2160,7 @@ class QuicStream {
   sendHeaders(headers, options = kEmptyObject) {
     assertIsQuicStream(this);
     if (this.destroyed) return false;
-    if (getQuicSessionState(this.#inner.session).headersSupported === 2) {
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_STATE(
-        'The negotiated QUIC application protocol does not support headers');
-    }
+    assertHeadersSupported(this.#inner.session);
     validateObject(headers, 'headers');
     const { terminal = false } = options;
     const headerString = buildNgHeaderString(
@@ -2182,10 +2179,7 @@ class QuicStream {
   sendInformationalHeaders(headers) {
     assertIsQuicStream(this);
     if (this.destroyed) return false;
-    if (getQuicSessionState(this.#inner.session).headersSupported === 2) {
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_STATE(
-        'The negotiated QUIC application protocol does not support headers');
-    }
+    assertHeadersSupported(this.#inner.session);
     validateObject(headers, 'headers');
     const headerString = buildNgHeaderString(
       headers, assertValidPseudoHeader, true);
@@ -2203,10 +2197,7 @@ class QuicStream {
   sendTrailers(headers) {
     assertIsQuicStream(this);
     if (this.destroyed) return false;
-    if (getQuicSessionState(this.#inner.session).headersSupported === 2) {
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_STATE(
-        'The negotiated QUIC application protocol does not support headers');
-    }
+    assertHeadersSupported(this.#inner.session);
     validateObject(headers, 'headers');
     const headerString = buildNgHeaderString(headers);
     return sendHeaders(
@@ -2678,10 +2669,7 @@ class QuicStream {
   [kSendHeaders](headers, kind = kHeadersKindInitial,
                  flags = kHeadersFlagsTerminal) {
     validateObject(headers, 'headers');
-    if (getQuicSessionState(this.#inner.session).headersSupported === 2) {
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_STATE(
-        'The negotiated QUIC application protocol does not support headers');
-    }
+    assertHeadersSupported(this.#inner.session);
     if (this.pending) {
       debug('pending stream enqueuing headers', headers);
     } else {