diff --git a/src/inet.c b/src/inet.c
index edec03a..d8b958b 100644
--- a/src/inet.c
+++ b/src/inet.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ LispPTR subr_TCP_ops(int op, LispPTR nameConn, LispPTR proto, LispPTR length, Li
       sock = LispNumToCInt(proto);
       result = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
       farend.sin_family = AF_INET;
-      ToMem((char *)&farend.sin_addr, (char *)host->h_addr, host->h_length);
       farend.sin_port = sock;
       if (connect(result, (struct sockaddr *)&farend, sizeof farend) < 0) {
         perror("TCP connect");