diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 1c4e153..b72a2de 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -267,11 +267,6 @@ static NetSocketState *net_socket_fd_init_dgram(VLANState *vlan,
 
     nc = qemu_new_net_client(&net_dgram_socket_info, vlan, NULL, model, name);
 
-    snprintf(nc->info_str, sizeof(nc->info_str),
-	    "socket: fd=%d (%s mcast=%s:%d)",
-	    fd, is_connected ? "cloned" : "",
-	    inet_ntoa(saddr.sin_addr), ntohs(saddr.sin_port));
-
     s = DO_UPCAST(NetSocketState, nc, nc);
 
     s->fd = fd;
@@ -307,8 +302,6 @@ static NetSocketState *net_socket_fd_init_stream(VLANState *vlan,
 
     nc = qemu_new_net_client(&net_socket_info, vlan, NULL, model, name);
 
-    snprintf(nc->info_str, sizeof(nc->info_str), "socket: fd=%d", fd);
-
     s = DO_UPCAST(NetSocketState, nc, nc);
 
     s->fd = fd;