diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index f5bd6c3fb..125be1f58 100755
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ all:
 	test `arch` = i86 || { cd regex && $(MAKE); }
 	cd rts && $(MAKE)
 	cd stdio && $(MAKE)
-	#cd socket && $(MAKE)
 	cd syscall && $(MAKE)
 	cd syslib && $(MAKE)
 	cd util && $(MAKE)
@@ -144,7 +143,6 @@ install_i386:	\
 	$(LIB386)/libcurses.a \
 	$(LIB386)/libedit.a \
 	$(LIB386)/liby.a \
-#	$(LIB386)/libsocket.a \
 #	$(LIB86)/libc.a \
 #	$(LIB86)/end.a \
 
@@ -202,9 +200,6 @@ $(LIB386)/libedit.a:	libedit.a
 $(LIB386)/liby.a:	liby.a
 	install -c -o bin $? $@
 
-#$(LIB386)/libsocket.a:	libsocket.a
-#	install -c -o bin $? $@
-#
 #$(LIB86)/libc.a:	libc86.a
 #	install -c -o bin $? $@
 #
diff --git a/lib/socket/Makefile b/lib/socket/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index ac99b763f..000000000
--- a/lib/socket/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-
-CFLAGS	= -O -D_MINIX -D_POSIX_SOURCE -I../../servers
-CC1	= $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c
-
-LIBRARY	= ../libsocket.a
-all:	$(LIBRARY)
-
-OBJECTS	= \
-	$(LIBRARY)(socket.o) \
-	$(LIBRARY)(listen.o) \
-	$(LIBRARY)(connect.o)	\
-	$(LIBRARY)(shutdown.o)	\
-	$(LIBRARY)(extra.o)	\
-	$(LIBRARY)(bind.o)
-
-$(LIBRARY):	$(OBJECTS)
-	aal cr $@ *.o
-	rm *.o
-
-$(LIBRARY)(socket.o):	socket.c
-	$(CC1) socket.c
-
-$(LIBRARY)(connect.o):	connect.c
-	$(CC1) connect.c
-
-$(LIBRARY)(listen.o):	listen.c
-	$(CC1) listen.c
-
-$(LIBRARY)(shutdown.o):	shutdown.c
-	$(CC1) shutdown.c
-
-$(LIBRARY)(extra.o):	extra.c
-	$(CC1) extra.c
-
-$(LIBRARY)(bind.o):	bind.c
-	$(CC1) bind.c
-
-clean:
-	-rm *.o $(LIBRARY)
diff --git a/lib/socket/bind.c b/lib/socket/bind.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ad6661f1..000000000
--- a/lib/socket/bind.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-
-/* bsd-socket(2)-lookalike */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <net/ioctl.h>
-#include <net/gen/socket.h>
-#include <net/gen/emu.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp.h>
-#include <net/gen/in.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp_hdr.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp_io.h>
-
-int
-bind(int s, struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t len)
-{
-	nwio_tcpconf_t tcpconf;
-	struct sockaddr_in *in_local;
-
-	in_local = (struct sockaddr_in *) addr;
-
-	memset(&tcpconf, 0, sizeof(tcpconf));
-	tcpconf.nwtc_flags = NWTC_EXCL | NWTC_LP_SET | NWTC_UNSET_RA | NWTC_UNSET_RP;
-	tcpconf.nwtc_locport = in_local->sin_port;
-
-	if(ioctl(s, NWIOSTCPCONF, &tcpconf) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
diff --git a/lib/socket/connect.c b/lib/socket/connect.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c794eb177..000000000
--- a/lib/socket/connect.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-
-/* bsd-socket(2)-lookalike */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <net/ioctl.h>
-#include <net/gen/in.h>
-#include <net/gen/socket.h>
-#include <net/gen/emu.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp_hdr.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp_io.h>
-
-int
-connect(int s, struct sockaddr *peer, socklen_t len)
-{
-	nwio_tcpcl_t tcpopt;
-	nwio_tcpconf_t tcpconf;
-	struct sockaddr_in *in_peer;
-
-	if(!peer || peer->sa_family != AF_INET ||
-		len != sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)) {
-		errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	in_peer = (struct sockaddr_in *) peer;
-
-	memset(&tcpconf, 0, sizeof(tcpconf));
-	tcpconf.nwtc_flags = NWTC_EXCL | NWTC_LP_SEL | NWTC_SET_RA | NWTC_SET_RP;
-	tcpconf.nwtc_remaddr = in_peer->sin_addr.s_addr;
-	tcpconf.nwtc_remport = in_peer->sin_port;
-
-	if(ioctl(s, NWIOSTCPCONF, &tcpconf) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	tcpopt.nwtcl_flags = 0;
-	tcpopt.nwtcl_ttl = 0;
-
-	if(ioctl(s, NWIOTCPCONN, &tcpopt) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
diff --git a/lib/socket/extra.c b/lib/socket/extra.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c51fdec09..000000000
--- a/lib/socket/extra.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-
-/* bsd-socket(2)-lookalike */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <net/gen/socket.h>
-#include <net/gen/emu.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp.h>
-#include <net/gen/in.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp_hdr.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp_io.h>
-
-ssize_t
-recv(int s, void *buf, size_t len, int flags)
-{
-	return read(s, buf, len);
-}
-
-ssize_t
-send(int s, void *buf, size_t len, int flags)
-{
-	return write(s, buf, len);
-}
-
diff --git a/lib/socket/listen.c b/lib/socket/listen.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ab271d0a9..000000000
--- a/lib/socket/listen.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-
-/* bsd-socket(2)-lookalike */
-
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <net/gen/socket.h>
-#include <net/gen/in.h>
-#include <net/ioctl.h>
-#include <net/gen/emu.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp_hdr.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp_io.h>
-
-int
-listen(int s, int backlog)
-{
-	nwio_tcpcl_t tcpopt;
-	struct sockaddr_in *in_peer;
-
-	tcpopt.nwtcl_flags = tcpopt.nwtcl_ttl = 0;
-
-	if(ioctl(s, NWIOTCPLISTEN, &tcpopt) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
diff --git a/lib/socket/shutdown.c b/lib/socket/shutdown.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c65034aff..000000000
--- a/lib/socket/shutdown.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-
-/* bsd-socket(2)-lookalike */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <net/gen/socket.h>
-#include <net/gen/emu.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp.h>
-#include <net/gen/in.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp_hdr.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp_io.h>
-
-int
-shutdown(int s, int how)
-{
-	nwio_tcpcl_t tcpopt;
-
-	if(ioctl(s, NWIOTCPSHUTDOWN, NULL) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
diff --git a/lib/socket/socket.c b/lib/socket/socket.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a064380c1..000000000
--- a/lib/socket/socket.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-
-/* bsd-socket(2)-lookalike */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <net/gen/socket.h>
-#include <net/gen/emu.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp.h>
-#include <net/gen/in.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp_hdr.h>
-#include <net/gen/tcp_io.h>
-
-int
-socket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
-{
-	int s;
-	char *tcpname;
-
-	/* only domain is AF_INET */
-	if(domain != AF_INET) {
-		errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	/* only type is SOCK_STREAM */
-	if(type != SOCK_STREAM) {
-		errno = EPROTONOSUPPORT;
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	/* default protocol type is TCP */
-	if(!protocol)
-		protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
-
-	/* only protocol type is TCP */
-	if(protocol != IPPROTO_TCP) {
-		errno = EPROTONOSUPPORT;
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	/* tcp device name */
-	if(!tcpname)
-		tcpname = getenv("TCP_DEVICE");
-	if(!tcpname || !*tcpname)
-		tcpname = "/dev/tcp";
-
-	if((s = open(tcpname, O_RDWR)) < 0) {
-		perror(tcpname);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return s;
-}
-