diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/sockets/sockets_service.c b/subsys/net/lib/sockets/sockets_service.c
index 15f662f866a81a..0e720f5de5e28b 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/sockets/sockets_service.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/sockets/sockets_service.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ void net_socket_service_foreach(net_socket_service_cb_t cb, void *user_data)
 static void cleanup_svc_events(const struct net_socket_service_desc *svc)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < svc->pev_len; i++) {
-		ctx.events[get_idx(svc) + i].fd = -1;
 		svc->pev[i].event.fd = -1;
 		svc->pev[i].event.events = 0;
 	}
@@ -85,10 +84,6 @@ int z_impl_net_socket_service_register(const struct net_socket_service_desc *svc
 			svc->pev[i].event = fds[i];
 			svc->pev[i].user_data = user_data;
 		}
-
-		for (i = 0; i < svc->pev_len; i++) {
-			ctx.events[get_idx(svc) + i] = svc->pev[i].event;
-		}
 	}
 
 	/* Tell the thread to re-read the variables */