diff --git a/src/usocket.c b/src/usocket.c
index ca483f4..89f774d 100644
--- a/src/usocket.c
+++ b/src/usocket.c
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ int socket_bind(p_socket ps, SA *addr, socklen_t len) {
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 int socket_listen(p_socket ps, int backlog) {
     int err = IO_DONE; 
-    socket_setblocking(ps);
     if (listen(*ps, backlog)) err = errno; 
-    socket_setnonblocking(ps);
     return err;
 }
 
@@ -149,9 +147,7 @@ int socket_listen(p_socket ps, int backlog) {
 * 
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void socket_shutdown(p_socket ps, int how) {
-    socket_setblocking(ps);
     shutdown(*ps, how);
-    socket_setnonblocking(ps);
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\