diff --git a/server/https.go b/server/https.go
index 90d43510..4c2e34e1 100644
--- a/server/https.go
+++ b/server/https.go
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ func NewHTTPServer(httpServerBinding string, certFiles string, db *db.RocksDB, m
 	r.HandleFunc("/confirmedTransactions/{address}/{lower}/{higher}", s.confirmedTransactions)
 	r.HandleFunc("/unconfirmedTransactions/{address}", s.unconfirmedTransactions)
 
-	// support for testing of socket.io interface
-	r.PathPrefix("/socket.io/").Handler(http.StripPrefix("/socket.io/", http.FileServer(http.Dir("./server/static/"))))
-
 	var h http.Handler = r
 	h = handlers.LoggingHandler(os.Stderr, h)
 	https.Handler = h