diff --git a/include/ircd/net/socket.h b/include/ircd/net/socket.h
index 318b1657d..31417f43b 100644
--- a/include/ircd/net/socket.h
+++ b/include/ircd/net/socket.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ struct ircd::net::socket
 	void wait(const wait_opts &);
 	void wait(const wait_opts &, wait_callback_ec);
 	void wait(const wait_opts &, wait_callback_eptr);
-	bool cancel() noexcept;
+	void cancel() noexcept;
 
 	// Alias to wait()
 	template<class... args> auto operator()(args&&...);
diff --git a/ircd/net.cc b/ircd/net.cc
index fc717fe2b..e19524981 100644
--- a/ircd/net.cc
+++ b/ircd/net.cc
@@ -1365,19 +1365,17 @@ catch(const std::exception &e)
 	throw;
 }
 
-bool
+void
 ircd::net::socket::cancel()
 noexcept
 {
-	static const auto good{[](const auto &ec)
-	{
-		return ec == boost::system::errc::success;
-	}};
+	boost::system::error_code ec;
 
-	boost::system::error_code ec[2];
-	sd.cancel(ec[0]);
-	timer.cancel(ec[1]);
-	return std::all_of(begin(ec), end(ec), good);
+	sd.cancel(ec);
+	assert(!ec);
+
+	timer.cancel(ec);
+	assert(!ec);
 }
 
 void