diff --git a/Socket.xs b/Socket.xs
index cceead3..b11ea75 100644
--- a/Socket.xs
+++ b/Socket.xs
@@ -745,34 +745,20 @@ inet_aton(host)
 	char *	host
 	CODE:
 	{
-#ifdef HAS_GETADDRINFO
-	struct addrinfo *res;
-	struct addrinfo hints = {0,};
-	hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
-	if (!getaddrinfo(host, NULL, &hints, &res)) {
-	    ST(0) = sv_2mortal(newSVpvn(
-		(char *)&(((struct sockaddr_in *)res->ai_addr)->sin_addr.s_addr),
-		4
-	));
-	freeaddrinfo(res);
-	XSRETURN(1);
-    }
-#else
 	struct in_addr ip_address;
 	struct hostent * phe;
+
 	if ((*host != '\0') && inet_aton(host, &ip_address)) {
 		ST(0) = sv_2mortal(newSVpvn((char *)&ip_address, sizeof(ip_address)));
 		XSRETURN(1);
 	}
 #ifdef HAS_GETHOSTBYNAME
-	/* gethostbyname is not thread-safe */
 	phe = gethostbyname(host);
 	if (phe && phe->h_addrtype == AF_INET && phe->h_length == 4) {
 		ST(0) = sv_2mortal(newSVpvn((char *)phe->h_addr, phe->h_length));
 		XSRETURN(1);
 	}
 #endif
-#endif
 	XSRETURN_UNDEF;
 	}