diff --git a/system/socket.go b/system/socket.go
index da63996..39a46ee 100644
--- a/system/socket.go
+++ b/system/socket.go
@@ -7,28 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"math"
 
 	"github.com/tetratelabs/wazero/api"
-	"github.com/wetware/go/util"
 )
 
-type SocketConfig struct {
-	Mailbox io.Writer
-	Deliver api.Function
-}
-
-func (c SocketConfig) Bind(ctx context.Context) Proc {
-	if c.Deliver == nil {
-		return util.Failf[Proc]("missing export: deliver")
-	}
-
-	return Proc_ServerToClient(c.Build(ctx))
-}
-
-func (c SocketConfig) Build(ctx context.Context) (sock Socket) {
-	sock.Buffer = c.Mailbox
-	sock.Deliver = c.Deliver
-	return
-}
-
 // Socket is an interface to a process.
 type Socket struct {
 	// Buffer is an io.Writer that accumulates bytes in preparation for
diff --git a/system/socket_test.go b/system/socket_test.go
index 3a99c11..35fb9db 100644
--- a/system/socket_test.go
+++ b/system/socket_test.go
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ func TestSocket(t *testing.T) {
 	// or not...
 	deliver := &mockFn{Name: "deliver", Want: "test"}
 
-	proc := system.SocketConfig{
-		Mailbox: deliver.Mailbox(),
+	sock := system.Socket{
+		Buffer:  deliver.Mailbox(),
 		Deliver: deliver,
-	}.Bind(ctx)
+	}
+
+	proc := system.Proc_ServerToClient(sock)
 	defer proc.Release()
 
 	f, release := proc.Handle(ctx, func(p system.Proc_handle_Params) error {
diff --git a/system/system.go b/system/system.go
index 35b57fd..e5b845c 100644
--- a/system/system.go
+++ b/system/system.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"capnproto.org/go/capnp/v3/exp/bufferpool"
 	"github.com/tetratelabs/wazero"
 	"github.com/tetratelabs/wazero/api"
+	"github.com/wetware/go/util"
 )
 
 const ModuleName = "ww"
@@ -28,10 +29,15 @@ func (m *Module) Stdin() io.Reader {
 // Boot returns the system's bootstrap client.  This capability is
 // analogous to the "root" user in a Unix system.
 func (m *Module) Boot(ctx context.Context, mod api.Module) capnp.Client {
-	socket := SocketConfig{
-		Mailbox: &m.stdin,
-		Deliver: mod.ExportedFunction("deliver"),
-	}.Build(ctx)
+	deliver := mod.ExportedFunction("deliver")
+	if deliver == nil {
+		return util.Failf[capnp.Client]("missing export: deliver")
+	}
+
+	socket := Socket{
+		Buffer:  &m.stdin,
+		Deliver: deliver,
+	}
 
 	server := Proc_NewServer(socket)
 	return capnp.NewClient(server)