diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 24e80ca94aced..39c3c6d292465 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ SOAP:
   . Mitigate #51561 (SoapServer with a extented class and using sessions,
     lost the setPersistence()). (nielsdos)
 
+Sockets:
+  . Removed the deprecated inet_ntoa call support. (David Carlier)
+
 Standard:
   . Implement GH-12188 (Indication for the int size in phpinfo()). (timwolla)
   . Partly fix GH-12143 (Incorrect round() result for 0.49999999999999994).
diff --git a/ext/sockets/sockets.c b/ext/sockets/sockets.c
index 3c02e9b1930b6..9172750031a54 100644
--- a/ext/sockets/sockets.c
+++ b/ext/sockets/sockets.c
@@ -219,8 +219,7 @@ ZEND_GET_MODULE(sockets)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_INET_NTOP
-/* inet_ntop should be used instead of inet_ntoa */
-int inet_ntoa_lock = 0;
+#error inet_ntop unsupported on this platform
 #endif
 
 static bool php_open_listen_sock(php_socket *sock, int port, int backlog) /* {{{ */
@@ -964,14 +963,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(socket_getsockname)
 #endif
 		case AF_INET:
 			sin = (struct sockaddr_in *) sa;
-#ifdef HAVE_INET_NTOP
 			addr_string = inet_ntop(AF_INET, &sin->sin_addr, addrbuf, sizeof(addrbuf));
-#else
-			while (inet_ntoa_lock == 1);
-			inet_ntoa_lock = 1;
-			addr_string = inet_ntoa(sin->sin_addr);
-			inet_ntoa_lock = 0;
-#endif
 			ZEND_TRY_ASSIGN_REF_STRING(addr, addr_string);
 
 			if (port != NULL) {
@@ -1043,14 +1035,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(socket_getpeername)
 #endif
 		case AF_INET:
 			sin = (struct sockaddr_in *) sa;
-#ifdef HAVE_INET_NTOP
 			addr_string = inet_ntop(AF_INET, &sin->sin_addr, addrbuf, sizeof(addrbuf));
-#else
-			while (inet_ntoa_lock == 1);
-			inet_ntoa_lock = 1;
-			addr_string = inet_ntoa(sin->sin_addr);
-			inet_ntoa_lock = 0;
-#endif
 			ZEND_TRY_ASSIGN_REF_STRING(arg2, addr_string);
 
 			if (arg3 != NULL) {
@@ -1383,9 +1368,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(socket_recvfrom)
 #if HAVE_IPV6
 	struct sockaddr_in6	sin6;
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_INET_NTOP
 	char				addrbuf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
-#endif
 	socklen_t			slen;
 	int					retval;
 	zend_long				arg3, arg4;
@@ -1447,11 +1430,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(socket_recvfrom)
 			ZSTR_LEN(recv_buf) = retval;
 			ZSTR_VAL(recv_buf)[ZSTR_LEN(recv_buf)] = '\0';
 
-#ifdef HAVE_INET_NTOP
 			address = inet_ntop(AF_INET, &sin.sin_addr, addrbuf, sizeof(addrbuf));
-#else
-			address = inet_ntoa(sin.sin_addr);
-#endif
 
 			ZEND_TRY_ASSIGN_REF_NEW_STR(arg2, recv_buf);
 			ZEND_TRY_ASSIGN_REF_STRING(arg5, address ? address : "0.0.0.0");