diff --git a/generic/dpInit.c b/generic/dpInit.c

index 9caf373..6df8c1d 100644

--- a/generic/dpInit.c

+++ b/generic/dpInit.c

@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ EXPORT(int,Dp_Init)(interp)

     if (Tcl_PkgRequire(interp, "Tcl", TCL_VERSION, 1) == NULL) {

 	return TCL_ERROR;

     }

-    if (TclHasSockets(interp) != TCL_OK) {

-	return TCL_ERROR;

-    }

     Tcl_SetVar(interp, "dp_patchLevel", DP_PATCH_LEVEL, TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY);

     Tcl_SetVar(interp, "dp_version", DP_VERSION, TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY);