diff --git a/sf-buffer/src/sf_replay.cpp b/sf-buffer/src/sf_replay.cpp
index 66d9d8b..cb86883 100644
--- a/sf-buffer/src/sf_replay.cpp
+++ b/sf-buffer/src/sf_replay.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
     auto socket = zmq_socket(ctx, ZMQ_PUSH);
 
 
-    if (zmq_setsockopt(meta_socket, ZMQ_SUBSCRIBE, nullptr, 0) != 0) {
-        throw runtime_error(strerror (errno));
-    }
-
     int status = 0;
 
     int sndhwm = 1;