diff --git a/fairmq/Socket.h b/fairmq/Socket.h
index 3989d02b..b115c835 100644
--- a/fairmq/Socket.h
+++ b/fairmq/Socket.h
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ struct Socket
     virtual int64_t Send(Parts& parts, int timeout = -1) { return Send(parts.fParts, timeout); }
     virtual int64_t Receive(Parts& parts, int timeout = -1) { return Receive(parts.fParts, timeout); }
 
-    [[deprecated("Use Socket::~Socket() instead.")]]
-    virtual void Close() = 0;
-
     virtual void SetOption(const std::string& option, const void* value, size_t valueSize) = 0;
     virtual void GetOption(const std::string& option, void* value, size_t* valueSize) = 0;
 
diff --git a/fairmq/shmem/Socket.h b/fairmq/shmem/Socket.h
index 639fb670..392cbc3f 100644
--- a/fairmq/shmem/Socket.h
+++ b/fairmq/shmem/Socket.h
@@ -319,23 +319,6 @@ class Socket final : public fair::mq::Socket
 
     void* GetSocket() const { return fSocket; }
 
-    void Close() override
-    {
-        // LOG(debug) << "Closing socket " << fId;
-
-        if (fSocket && zmq_close(fSocket) != 0) {
-            LOG(error) << "Failed closing data socket " << fId
-                       << ", reason: " << zmq_strerror(errno);
-        }
-        fSocket = nullptr;
-
-        if (fMonitorSocket && zmq_close(fMonitorSocket) != 0) {
-            LOG(error) << "Failed closing monitor socket " << fId
-                       << ", reason: " << zmq_strerror(errno);
-        }
-        fMonitorSocket = nullptr;
-    }
-
     void SetOption(const std::string& option, const void* value, size_t valueSize) override
     {
         if (zmq_setsockopt(fSocket, zmq::getConstant(option), value, valueSize) < 0) {
@@ -452,7 +435,23 @@ class Socket final : public fair::mq::Socket
     unsigned long GetMessagesTx() const override { return fMessagesTx; }
     unsigned long GetMessagesRx() const override { return fMessagesRx; }
 
-    ~Socket() override { Close(); }
+    ~Socket() override
+    {
+        // LOG(debug) << "Closing socket " << fId;
+
+        if (fSocket && zmq_close(fSocket) != 0) {
+            LOG(error) << "Failed closing data socket " << fId
+                       << ", reason: " << zmq_strerror(errno);
+        }
+        fSocket = nullptr;
+
+        if (fMonitorSocket && zmq_close(fMonitorSocket) != 0) {
+            LOG(error) << "Failed closing monitor socket " << fId
+                       << ", reason: " << zmq_strerror(errno);
+        }
+        fMonitorSocket = nullptr;
+    }
+
 
   private:
     Manager& fManager;
diff --git a/fairmq/zeromq/Socket.h b/fairmq/zeromq/Socket.h
index 5c6136f1..ce9dad88 100644
--- a/fairmq/zeromq/Socket.h
+++ b/fairmq/zeromq/Socket.h
@@ -257,23 +257,6 @@ class Socket final : public fair::mq::Socket
 
     void* GetSocket() const { return fSocket; }
 
-    void Close() override
-    {
-        // LOG(debug) << "Closing socket " << fId;
-
-        if (fSocket && zmq_close(fSocket) != 0) {
-            LOG(error) << "Failed closing data socket " << fId
-                       << ", reason: " << zmq_strerror(errno);
-        }
-        fSocket = nullptr;
-
-        if (fMonitorSocket && zmq_close(fMonitorSocket) != 0) {
-            LOG(error) << "Failed closing monitor socket " << fId
-                       << ", reason: " << zmq_strerror(errno);
-        }
-        fMonitorSocket = nullptr;
-    }
-
     void SetOption(const std::string& option, const void* value, size_t valueSize) override
     {
         if (zmq_setsockopt(fSocket, getConstant(option), value, valueSize) < 0) {
@@ -390,7 +373,23 @@ class Socket final : public fair::mq::Socket
     unsigned long GetMessagesTx() const override { return fMessagesTx; }
     unsigned long GetMessagesRx() const override { return fMessagesRx; }
 
-    ~Socket() override { Close(); }
+    ~Socket() override
+    {
+        // LOG(debug) << "Closing socket " << fId;
+
+        if (fSocket && zmq_close(fSocket) != 0) {
+            LOG(error) << "Failed closing data socket " << fId
+                       << ", reason: " << zmq_strerror(errno);
+        }
+        fSocket = nullptr;
+
+        if (fMonitorSocket && zmq_close(fMonitorSocket) != 0) {
+            LOG(error) << "Failed closing monitor socket " << fId
+                       << ", reason: " << zmq_strerror(errno);
+        }
+        fMonitorSocket = nullptr;
+    }
+
 
   private:
     Context& fCtx;