diff --git a/modules/libcom/src/log/iocLogServer.c b/modules/libcom/src/log/iocLogServer.c
index e707185ae..4d2f14f0e 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/src/log/iocLogServer.c
+++ b/modules/libcom/src/log/iocLogServer.c
@@ -486,18 +486,6 @@ static void acceptNewClient ( void *pParam )
 		}
 	}
 
-	status = shutdown(pclient->insock, SHUT_WR);
-	if(status<0){
-        char sockErrBuf[64];
-        epicsSocketConvertErrnoToString ( sockErrBuf, sizeof ( sockErrBuf ) );
-		fprintf (stderr, "%s:%d shutdown err %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__,
-				sockErrBuf);
-        epicsSocketDestroy ( pclient->insock );
-		free(pclient);
-
-		return;
-	}
-
 	status = fdmgr_add_callback(
 			pserver->pfdctx, 
 			pclient->insock,