diff --git a/features/netsocket/UDPSocket.cpp b/features/netsocket/UDPSocket.cpp
index 0243a4b831..08f270cdd8 100644
--- a/features/netsocket/UDPSocket.cpp
+++ b/features/netsocket/UDPSocket.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 #include "mbed_assert.h"
 
 UDPSocket::UDPSocket()
-    : _pending(0), _read_sem(0), _write_sem(0),
-      _read_in_progress(false), _write_in_progress(false)
+    : _pending(0), _read_sem(0), _write_sem(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -53,12 +52,6 @@ nsapi_size_or_error_t UDPSocket::sendto(const SocketAddress &address, const void
     _lock.lock();
     nsapi_size_or_error_t ret;
 
-    // If this assert is hit then there are two threads
-    // performing a send at the same time which is undefined
-    // behavior
-    MBED_ASSERT(!_write_in_progress);
-    _write_in_progress = true;
-
     while (true) {
         if (!_socket) {
             ret = NSAPI_ERROR_NO_SOCKET;
@@ -87,7 +80,6 @@ nsapi_size_or_error_t UDPSocket::sendto(const SocketAddress &address, const void
         }
     }
 
-    _write_in_progress = false;
     _lock.unlock();
     return ret;
 }
@@ -97,12 +89,6 @@ nsapi_size_or_error_t UDPSocket::recvfrom(SocketAddress *address, void *buffer,
     _lock.lock();
     nsapi_size_or_error_t ret;
 
-    // If this assert is hit then there are two threads
-    // performing a recv at the same time which is undefined
-    // behavior
-    MBED_ASSERT(!_read_in_progress);
-    _read_in_progress = true;
-
     while (true) {
         if (!_socket) {
             ret = NSAPI_ERROR_NO_SOCKET;
@@ -131,7 +117,6 @@ nsapi_size_or_error_t UDPSocket::recvfrom(SocketAddress *address, void *buffer,
         }
     }
 
-    _read_in_progress = false;
     _lock.unlock();
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/features/netsocket/UDPSocket.h b/features/netsocket/UDPSocket.h
index 58584b9d83..9cc2d5d8e4 100644
--- a/features/netsocket/UDPSocket.h
+++ b/features/netsocket/UDPSocket.h
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ public:
      */
     template <typename S>
     UDPSocket(S *stack)
-        : _pending(0), _read_sem(0), _write_sem(0),
-          _read_in_progress(false), _write_in_progress(false)
+        : _pending(0), _read_sem(0), _write_sem(0)
     {
         open(stack);
     }
@@ -120,8 +119,6 @@ protected:
     volatile unsigned _pending;
     rtos::Semaphore _read_sem;
     rtos::Semaphore _write_sem;
-    bool _read_in_progress;
-    bool _write_in_progress;
 };