diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f1ffb56..91cb75d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 1.0.3
  - Make error logging more explicit to aid debugging
+ - Delete own_socketfile to resolve race condition where the permissions
+   change fails on a Unix socket because it hasn't been created yet (libmilter
+   will do this correctly on its own based on umask, the milter doesn't need
+   to do it) (LP: #1849712)
 
 1.0.2 2019-10-07
  - Fix startup logging so it provides information at a useful time
diff --git a/dkimpy_milter/__init__.py b/dkimpy_milter/__init__.py
index 89d5be9..c62b4c0 100644
--- a/dkimpy_milter/__init__.py
+++ b/dkimpy_milter/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ from dkimpy_milter.util import drop_privileges
 from dkimpy_milter.util import setExceptHook
 from dkimpy_milter.util import write_pid
 from dkimpy_milter.util import read_keyfile
-from dkimpy_milter.util import own_socketfile
 from dkimpy_milter.util import fold
 
 __version__ = "1.0.1"
@@ -371,7 +370,6 @@ def main():
     Milter.set_flags(Milter.CHGHDRS + Milter.ADDHDRS)
     miltername = 'dkimpy-filter'
     socketname = milterconfig.get('Socket')
-    own_socketfile(milterconfig)
     drop_privileges(milterconfig)
     sys.stdout.flush()
     if milterconfig.get('Syslog'):
diff --git a/dkimpy_milter/util.py b/dkimpy_milter/util.py
index 5d3f69d..28dacf8 100644
--- a/dkimpy_milter/util.py
+++ b/dkimpy_milter/util.py
@@ -146,16 +146,6 @@ def write_pid(milterconfig):
     return pid
 
 
-def own_socketfile(milterconfig):
-    """If socket is Unix socket, chown to UserID before dropping privileges"""
-    import os
-    user, group = user_group(milterconfig.get('UserID'))
-    if milterconfig.get('Socket')[:1] == '/':
-        os.chown(milterconfig.get('Socket')[1:], user, group)
-    if milterconfig.get('Socket')[:6] == "local:":
-        os.chown(milterconfig.get('Socket')[6:], user, group)
-
-
 def read_keyfile(milterconfig, keytype):
     """Read private key from file."""
     import syslog