diff --git a/mtapi_plugins_c/mtapi_network_c/src/embb_mtapi_network_socket.c b/mtapi_plugins_c/mtapi_network_c/src/embb_mtapi_network_socket.c
index 82b4cbf..4d203cf 100644
--- a/mtapi_plugins_c/mtapi_network_c/src/embb_mtapi_network_socket.c
+++ b/mtapi_plugins_c/mtapi_network_c/src/embb_mtapi_network_socket.c
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ int embb_mtapi_network_socket_bind_and_listen(
   uint16_t port,
   uint16_t max_connections) {
   struct sockaddr_in in_addr;
-  int reuseaddr_on = 1;
-
-  if (SOCKET_ERROR == setsockopt(that->handle, SOL_SOCKET, 0,
-    (const char *)&reuseaddr_on, sizeof(reuseaddr_on))) {
-    return 0;
-  }
 
   // bind & listen
   memset(&in_addr, 0, sizeof(in_addr));