diff --git a/include/ircd/net/socket.h b/include/ircd/net/socket.h
index 23f28282d..39e1939ef 100644
--- a/include/ircd/net/socket.h
+++ b/include/ircd/net/socket.h
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ struct ircd::net::socket
 
 	// low level check suite
 	error_code check(std::nothrow_t, const ready &) noexcept;
-	void check(const ready &);
 
 	// low level wait suite
 	void wait(const wait_opts &);
diff --git a/ircd/net.cc b/ircd/net.cc
index dcc241854..173f3b2c5 100644
--- a/ircd/net.cc
+++ b/ircd/net.cc
@@ -471,7 +471,16 @@ void
 ircd::net::check(socket &socket,
                  const ready &type)
 {
-	socket.check(type);
+	const error_code ec
+	{
+		check(std::nothrow, socket, type)
+	};
+
+	if(likely(!ec))
+		return;
+
+	throw_system_error(ec);
+	__builtin_unreachable();
 }
 
 std::error_code
@@ -3142,18 +3151,6 @@ catch(const boost::system::system_error &e)
 	throw_system_error(e);
 }
 
-void
-ircd::net::socket::check(const ready &type)
-{
-	const error_code ec
-	{
-		check(std::nothrow, type)
-	};
-
-	if(ec.value())
-		throw_system_error(ec);
-}
-
 std::error_code
 ircd::net::socket::check(std::nothrow_t,
                          const ready &type)