diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a09961b32..61f8076fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ and `spdk_thread_poll`.
 
 Poll groups per session have been replaced by SPDK threads per vhost controller.
 
+### sock
+
+Remove `spdk_sock_set_priority` function since the feature to set the sock priority will be
+contained in two new functions, i.e., `spdk_sock_listen_ext` and `spdk_sock_connect_ext`.
+
 ## v20.01
 
 ### bdev
diff --git a/include/spdk/sock.h b/include/spdk/sock.h
index 6bbf8dcfb..62854c2b6 100644
--- a/include/spdk/sock.h
+++ b/include/spdk/sock.h
@@ -217,16 +217,6 @@ int spdk_sock_set_recvlowat(struct spdk_sock *sock, int nbytes);
  */
 int spdk_sock_set_recvbuf(struct spdk_sock *sock, int sz);
 
-/**
- * Set priority for the given socket.
- *
- * \param sock Socket to set the priority.
- * \param priority Priority given by the user.
- *
- * \return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
- */
-int spdk_sock_set_priority(struct spdk_sock *sock, int priority);
-
 /**
  * Set send buffer size for the given socket.
  *
diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/sock.h b/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
index e057bdeca..356e38272 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ struct spdk_net_impl {
 	int (*set_recvlowat)(struct spdk_sock *sock, int nbytes);
 	int (*set_recvbuf)(struct spdk_sock *sock, int sz);
 	int (*set_sendbuf)(struct spdk_sock *sock, int sz);
-	int (*set_priority)(struct spdk_sock *sock, int priority);
 
 	bool (*is_ipv6)(struct spdk_sock *sock);
 	bool (*is_ipv4)(struct spdk_sock *sock);
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
index c6a0c4b8c..cac1ac6fc 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
@@ -875,15 +875,6 @@ _spdk_nvmf_tcp_handle_connect(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
 	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(SPDK_LOG_NVMF_TCP, "New connection accepted on %s port %s\n",
 		      port->trid->traddr, port->trid->trsvcid);
 
-	if (transport->opts.sock_priority) {
-		rc = spdk_sock_set_priority(sock, transport->opts.sock_priority);
-		if (rc) {
-			SPDK_ERRLOG("Failed to set the priority of the socket\n");
-			spdk_sock_close(&sock);
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-
 	tqpair = calloc(1, sizeof(struct spdk_nvmf_tcp_qpair));
 	if (tqpair == NULL) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Could not allocate new connection.\n");
diff --git a/lib/sock/Makefile b/lib/sock/Makefile
index 06ce29584..b5d8302fe 100644
--- a/lib/sock/Makefile
+++ b/lib/sock/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
-SO_VER := 2
+SO_VER := 3
 SO_MINOR := 0
 SO_SUFFIX := $(SO_VER).$(SO_MINOR)
 
diff --git a/lib/sock/sock.c b/lib/sock/sock.c
index dbd862e16..7ef0fead3 100644
--- a/lib/sock/sock.c
+++ b/lib/sock/sock.c
@@ -357,12 +357,6 @@ spdk_sock_set_sendbuf(struct spdk_sock *sock, int sz)
 	return sock->net_impl->set_sendbuf(sock, sz);
 }
 
-int
-spdk_sock_set_priority(struct spdk_sock *sock, int priority)
-{
-	return sock->net_impl->set_priority(sock, priority);
-}
-
 bool
 spdk_sock_is_ipv6(struct spdk_sock *sock)
 {
diff --git a/module/sock/posix/posix.c b/module/sock/posix/posix.c
index 2a6df7abc..83d511238 100644
--- a/module/sock/posix/posix.c
+++ b/module/sock/posix/posix.c
@@ -920,22 +920,6 @@ spdk_posix_sock_set_recvlowat(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int nbytes)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-spdk_posix_sock_set_priority(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int priority)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-
-#if defined(SO_PRIORITY)
-	struct spdk_posix_sock *sock = __posix_sock(_sock);
-
-	assert(sock != NULL);
-
-	rc = setsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PRIORITY,
-			&priority, sizeof(priority));
-#endif
-	return rc;
-}
-
 static bool
 spdk_posix_sock_is_ipv6(struct spdk_sock *_sock)
 {
@@ -1242,7 +1226,6 @@ static struct spdk_net_impl g_posix_net_impl = {
 	.set_recvlowat	= spdk_posix_sock_set_recvlowat,
 	.set_recvbuf	= spdk_posix_sock_set_recvbuf,
 	.set_sendbuf	= spdk_posix_sock_set_sendbuf,
-	.set_priority	= spdk_posix_sock_set_priority,
 	.is_ipv6	= spdk_posix_sock_is_ipv6,
 	.is_ipv4	= spdk_posix_sock_is_ipv4,
 	.is_connected	= spdk_posix_sock_is_connected,
diff --git a/module/sock/uring/uring.c b/module/sock/uring/uring.c
index febd4656a..ad0973eed 100644
--- a/module/sock/uring/uring.c
+++ b/module/sock/uring/uring.c
@@ -1007,22 +1007,6 @@ spdk_uring_sock_set_recvlowat(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int nbytes)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-spdk_uring_sock_set_priority(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int priority)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-
-#if defined(SO_PRIORITY)
-	struct spdk_uring_sock *sock = __uring_sock(_sock);
-
-	assert(sock != NULL);
-
-	rc = setsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PRIORITY,
-			&priority, sizeof(priority));
-#endif
-	return rc;
-}
-
 static bool
 spdk_uring_sock_is_ipv6(struct spdk_sock *_sock)
 {
@@ -1253,7 +1237,6 @@ static struct spdk_net_impl g_uring_net_impl = {
 	.set_recvlowat	= spdk_uring_sock_set_recvlowat,
 	.set_recvbuf	= spdk_uring_sock_set_recvbuf,
 	.set_sendbuf	= spdk_uring_sock_set_sendbuf,
-	.set_priority	= spdk_uring_sock_set_priority,
 	.is_ipv6	= spdk_uring_sock_is_ipv6,
 	.is_ipv4	= spdk_uring_sock_is_ipv4,
 	.is_connected   = spdk_uring_sock_is_connected,
diff --git a/module/sock/vpp/vpp.c b/module/sock/vpp/vpp.c
index 6049b8670..2c66f003e 100644
--- a/module/sock/vpp/vpp.c
+++ b/module/sock/vpp/vpp.c
@@ -1134,14 +1134,6 @@ spdk_vpp_sock_set_sendbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-spdk_vpp_sock_set_priority(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int priority)
-{
-	assert(g_svm.vpp_initialized);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static bool
 spdk_vpp_sock_is_ipv6(struct spdk_sock *_sock)
 {
@@ -1604,7 +1596,6 @@ static struct spdk_net_impl g_vpp_net_impl = {
 	.set_recvlowat	= spdk_vpp_sock_set_recvlowat,
 	.set_recvbuf	= spdk_vpp_sock_set_recvbuf,
 	.set_sendbuf	= spdk_vpp_sock_set_sendbuf,
-	.set_priority	= spdk_vpp_sock_set_priority,
 	.is_ipv6	= spdk_vpp_sock_is_ipv6,
 	.is_ipv4	= spdk_vpp_sock_is_ipv4,
 	.is_connected	= spdk_vpp_sock_is_connected,
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
index 9b157427c..17b90d12e 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
@@ -266,12 +266,6 @@ spdk_ut_sock_get_placement_id(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int *placement_id)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int
-spdk_ut_sock_set_priority(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int priority)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct spdk_sock_group_impl *
 spdk_ut_sock_group_impl_create(void)
 {
@@ -344,7 +338,6 @@ static struct spdk_net_impl g_ut_net_impl = {
 	.set_recvlowat	= spdk_ut_sock_set_recvlowat,
 	.set_recvbuf	= spdk_ut_sock_set_recvbuf,
 	.set_sendbuf	= spdk_ut_sock_set_sendbuf,
-	.set_priority	= spdk_ut_sock_set_priority,
 	.is_ipv6	= spdk_ut_sock_is_ipv6,
 	.is_ipv4	= spdk_ut_sock_is_ipv4,
 	.is_connected	= spdk_ut_sock_is_connected,