diff --git a/udp.c b/udp.c
index b5b8f8a..b240185 100644
--- a/udp.c
+++ b/udp.c
@@ -1041,22 +1041,6 @@ int udp_sock_init(const struct ctx *c, int ns, sa_family_t af,
 	return r4 < 0 ? r4 : r6;
 }
 
-/**
- * udp_sock_init_init() - Bind sockets in init namespace for inbound connections
- * @c:		Execution context
- */
-static void udp_sock_init_init(const struct ctx *c)
-{
-	unsigned dst;
-
-	for (dst = 0; dst < NUM_PORTS; dst++) {
-		if (!bitmap_isset(c->udp.fwd_in.f.map, dst))
-			continue;
-
-		udp_sock_init(c, 0, AF_UNSPEC, NULL, NULL, dst);
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * udp_sock_init_ns() - Bind sockets in namespace for outbound connections
  * @arg:	Execution context
@@ -1125,7 +1109,6 @@ int udp_init(struct ctx *c)
 
 	if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA) {
 		udp_splice_iov_init();
-		udp_sock_init_init(c);
 		NS_CALL(udp_sock_init_ns, c);
 	}