diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/sock.h b/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
index dae79f455..22f1785ef 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ struct spdk_sock {
 	int				cb_cnt;
 	spdk_sock_cb			cb_fn;
 	void				*cb_arg;
-	uint32_t			zerocopy_threshold;
 	struct {
 		uint8_t		closed		: 1;
 		uint8_t		reserved	: 7;
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ end:
 
 #if defined(MSG_ZEROCOPY)
 	/* if data size < zerocopy_threshold, remove MSG_ZEROCOPY flag */
-	if (total < _sock->zerocopy_threshold && flags != NULL) {
+	if (total < _sock->impl_opts.zerocopy_threshold && flags != NULL) {
 		*flags = *flags & (~MSG_ZEROCOPY);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/sock/sock.c b/lib/sock/sock.c
index 75e3ff43d..ac9d4d65a 100644
--- a/lib/sock/sock.c
+++ b/lib/sock/sock.c
@@ -310,8 +310,6 @@ spdk_sock_connect_ext(const char *ip, int port, char *_impl_name, struct spdk_so
 	struct spdk_sock *sock;
 	struct spdk_sock_opts opts_local;
 	const char *impl_name = NULL;
-	struct spdk_sock_impl_opts impl_opts = {};
-	size_t len;
 
 	if (opts == NULL) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("the opts should not be NULL pointer\n");
@@ -339,9 +337,6 @@ spdk_sock_connect_ext(const char *ip, int port, char *_impl_name, struct spdk_so
 			TAILQ_INIT(&sock->queued_reqs);
 			TAILQ_INIT(&sock->pending_reqs);
 
-			len = sizeof(struct spdk_sock_impl_opts);
-			spdk_sock_impl_get_opts(impl->name, &impl_opts, &len);
-			sock->zerocopy_threshold = impl_opts.zerocopy_threshold;
 			return sock;
 		}
 	}
@@ -403,8 +398,6 @@ struct spdk_sock *
 spdk_sock_accept(struct spdk_sock *sock)
 {
 	struct spdk_sock *new_sock;
-	struct spdk_sock_impl_opts impl_opts = {};
-	size_t len;
 
 	new_sock = sock->net_impl->accept(sock);
 	if (new_sock != NULL) {
@@ -414,10 +407,6 @@ spdk_sock_accept(struct spdk_sock *sock)
 		new_sock->net_impl = sock->net_impl;
 		TAILQ_INIT(&new_sock->queued_reqs);
 		TAILQ_INIT(&new_sock->pending_reqs);
-
-		len = sizeof(struct spdk_sock_impl_opts);
-		spdk_sock_impl_get_opts(sock->net_impl->name, &impl_opts, &len);
-		new_sock->zerocopy_threshold = impl_opts.zerocopy_threshold;
 	}
 
 	return new_sock;