diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f11ec1..653c8fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ The following options are allowed:
 - `key`: the name of the key to pub/sub events on as prefix (`socket.io`)
 - `host`: host to connect to redis on (`localhost`)
 - `port`: port to connect to redis on (`6379`)
-- `socket`: unix domain socket to connect to redis (`"/tmp/redis.sock"`). Will
-  be used instead of the host and port options if specified.
 - `pubClient`: optional, the redis client to publish events on
 - `subClient`: optional, the redis client to subscribe to events on
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2ae3f83..56bc0d8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ function adapter(uri, opts){
   }
 
   // opts
-  var socket = opts.socket;
   var host = opts.host || '127.0.0.1';
   var port = Number(opts.port || 6379);
   var pub = opts.pubClient;
@@ -50,11 +49,8 @@ function adapter(uri, opts){
   var prefix = opts.key || 'socket.io';
 
   // init clients if needed
-  if (!pub) pub = socket ? redis(socket) : redis(port, host);
-  if (!sub) sub = socket
-    ? redis(socket, { detect_buffers: true })
-    : redis(port, host, {detect_buffers: true});
-
+  if (!pub) pub = redis(port, host);
+  if (!sub) sub = redis(port, host, { detect_buffers: true });
 
   // this server's key
   var uid = uid2(6);