diff --git a/libp2p/Host.cpp b/libp2p/Host.cpp
index b3b3d5bf3..64d10b172 100644
--- a/libp2p/Host.cpp
+++ b/libp2p/Host.cpp
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ void Host::runAcceptor()
 		clog(NetConnect) << "Listening on local port " << m_listenPort << " (public: " << m_tcpPublic << ")";
 		m_accepting = true;
 
-		auto socket = make_shared<RLPXSocket>(new bi::tcp::socket(m_ioService));
+		auto socket = make_shared<RLPXSocket>(m_ioService);
 		m_tcp4Acceptor.async_accept(socket->ref(), [=](boost::system::error_code ec)
 		{
 			m_accepting = false;
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ void Host::connect(std::shared_ptr<Peer> const& _p)
 	
 	bi::tcp::endpoint ep(_p->endpoint);
 	clog(NetConnect) << "Attempting connection to node" << _p->id << "@" << ep << "from" << id();
-	auto socket = make_shared<RLPXSocket>(new bi::tcp::socket(m_ioService));
+	auto socket = make_shared<RLPXSocket>(m_ioService);
 	socket->ref().async_connect(ep, [=](boost::system::error_code const& ec)
 	{
 		_p->m_lastAttempted = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
diff --git a/libp2p/RLPXSocket.h b/libp2p/RLPXSocket.h
index 58613bf82..171a7b35b 100644
--- a/libp2p/RLPXSocket.h
+++ b/libp2p/RLPXSocket.h
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ namespace p2p
 class RLPXSocket: public std::enable_shared_from_this<RLPXSocket>
 {
 public:
-	/// Constructor. Dereferences and takes ownership of _socket.
-	RLPXSocket(bi::tcp::socket* _socket): m_socket(std::move(*_socket)) {}
+	RLPXSocket(ba::io_service& _ioService): m_socket(_ioService) {}
 	~RLPXSocket() { close(); }
 	
 	bool isConnected() const { return m_socket.is_open(); }