diff --git a/sockets/sockets.go b/sockets/sockets.go
index bbf5aeb4..ded8eff1 100644
--- a/sockets/sockets.go
+++ b/sockets/sockets.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func ConfigureTransport(tr *http.Transport, proto, addr string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		tr.DialContext = dialer.DialContext
+		tr.Dial = dialer.Dial
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/sockets/sockets_unix.go b/sockets/sockets_unix.go
index e3f78941..e82fd9b9 100644
--- a/sockets/sockets_unix.go
+++ b/sockets/sockets_unix.go
@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@ func configureUnixTransport(tr *http.Transport, proto, addr string) error {
 	}
 	// No need for compression in local communications.
 	tr.DisableCompression = true
-	dialer := &net.Dialer{
-		Timeout: defaultTimeout,
-	}
-	tr.DialContext = func(ctx context.Context, _, _ string) (net.Conn, error) {
-		return dialer.DialContext(ctx, proto, addr)
+	tr.Dial = func(_, _ string) (net.Conn, error) {
+		return net.DialTimeout(proto, addr, defaultTimeout)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/sockets/sockets_windows.go b/sockets/sockets_windows.go
index f6462eda..5c21644e 100644
--- a/sockets/sockets_windows.go
+++ b/sockets/sockets_windows.go
@@ -15,15 +15,7 @@ func configureUnixTransport(tr *http.Transport, proto, addr string) error {
 func configureNpipeTransport(tr *http.Transport, proto, addr string) error {
 	// No need for compression in local communications.
 	tr.DisableCompression = true
-	dialer := &net.Dialer{
-		Timeout: defaultTimeout,
-	}
-	tr.DialContext = func(ctx context.Context, _, _ string) (net.Conn, error) {
-		// DialPipeContext() has been added to winio:
-		// https://github.com/Microsoft/go-winio/commit/5fdbdcc2ae1c7e1073157fa7cb34a15eab472e1d
-		// However, a new version of winio with this commit has not been released yet.
-		// Continue to use DialPipe() until DialPipeContext() becomes available.
-		//return winio.DialPipeContext(ctx, addr)
+	tr.Dial = func(_, _ string) (net.Conn, error) {
 		return DialPipe(addr, defaultTimeout)
 	}
 	return nil