diff --git a/src/pkg/net/sock_windows.go b/src/pkg/net/sock_windows.go
index c6dbd04656..5169d1e6a2 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/sock_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/sock_windows.go
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func setKernelSpecificSockopt(s syscall.Handle, f int) {
-	// Allow reuse of recently-used addresses and ports.
-	syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
-
 	// Allow broadcast.
 	syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BROADCAST, 1)