diff --git a/net/socket/socket.c b/net/socket/socket.c
index 635ec4dc94d77..86ec8da9298be 100644
--- a/net/socket/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket/socket.c
@@ -113,23 +113,8 @@ int psock_socket(int domain, int type, int protocol, FAR struct socket *psock)
        */
 
       ret = g_usrsock_sockif.si_setup(psock, protocol);
-      if (ret == -ENETDOWN)
-        {
-          /* -ENETDOWN means that USRSOCK daemon is not running.  Attempt to
-           * open socket with kernel networking stack.
-           */
-        }
-      else
-        {
-          psock->s_sockif = &g_usrsock_sockif;
-
-          if (ret < 0)
-            {
-              return ret;
-            }
-
-          return ret;
-        }
+      psock->s_sockif = &g_usrsock_sockif;
+      return ret;
     }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET_USRSOCK */
 
diff --git a/net/usrsock/usrsock_dev.c b/net/usrsock/usrsock_dev.c
index 9f1f21bff5473..a557e99218522 100644
--- a/net/usrsock/usrsock_dev.c
+++ b/net/usrsock/usrsock_dev.c
@@ -1155,7 +1155,6 @@ int usrsockdev_do_request(FAR struct usrsock_conn_s *conn,
 {
   FAR struct usrsockdev_s *dev = conn->dev;
   FAR struct usrsock_request_common_s *req_head = iov[0].iov_base;
-  int ret = OK;
 
   if (!dev)
     {
@@ -1207,7 +1206,6 @@ int usrsockdev_do_request(FAR struct usrsock_conn_s *conn,
     {
       ninfo("usockid=%d; daemon abruptly closed /dev/usrsock.\n",
             conn->usockid);
-      ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
     }
 
   /* Free request line for next command. */
@@ -1216,7 +1214,7 @@ int usrsockdev_do_request(FAR struct usrsock_conn_s *conn,
 
   --dev->req.nbusy; /* net_lock held. */
 
-  return ret;
+  return OK;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************