diff --git a/apisix/cli/ops.lua b/apisix/cli/ops.lua
index 8ec624ef3003..0eaebae56c43 100644
--- a/apisix/cli/ops.lua
+++ b/apisix/cli/ops.lua
@@ -153,25 +153,6 @@ local function get_lua_path(conf)
 end
 
 
-local function cleanup_unix_sockets(env)
-    local events_http_sock_path = env.apisix_home .. "/conf/worker_events.sock"
-    if pl_path.exists(events_http_sock_path) then
-        local ok, err = os_remove(events_http_sock_path)
-        if not ok then
-            util.die("failed to remove stale worker events sock file, error: ", err)
-        end
-    end
-
-    local events_stream_sock_path = env.apisix_home .. "/conf/stream_worker_events.sock"
-    if pl_path.exists(events_stream_sock_path) then
-        local ok, err = os_remove(events_stream_sock_path)
-        if not ok then
-            util.die("failed to remove stale stream worker events sock file, error: ", err)
-        end
-    end
-end
-
-
 local function init(env)
     if env.is_root_path then
         print('Warning! Running apisix under /root is only suitable for '
@@ -769,8 +750,6 @@ Please modify "admin_key" in conf/config.yaml .
     if not ok then
         util.die("failed to update nginx.conf: ", err, "\n")
     end
-
-    cleanup_unix_sockets(env)
 end