diff --git a/net/local/local.h b/net/local/local.h
index 075254f048..a3f4b9ab23 100644
--- a/net/local/local.h
+++ b/net/local/local.h
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@
 
 enum local_type_e
 {
-  LOCAL_TYPE_UNTYPED = 0,      /* Type is not determined until the socket is bound */
-  LOCAL_TYPE_UNNAMED,          /* A Unix socket that is not bound to any name */
+  LOCAL_TYPE_UNNAMED = 0,      /* A Unix socket that is not bound to any name */
   LOCAL_TYPE_PATHNAME,         /* lc_path holds a null terminated string */
   LOCAL_TYPE_ABSTRACT          /* lc_path is length zero */
 };
diff --git a/net/local/local_connect.c b/net/local/local_connect.c
index 3ffc3314d7..e5e9ca88e3 100644
--- a/net/local/local_connect.c
+++ b/net/local/local_connect.c
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ int psock_local_connect(FAR struct socket *psock,
       switch (conn->lc_type)
         {
         case LOCAL_TYPE_UNNAMED:   /* A Unix socket that is not bound to any name */
+          break;
+
         case LOCAL_TYPE_ABSTRACT:  /* lc_path is length zero */
           {
 #warning Missing logic
@@ -314,14 +316,10 @@ int psock_local_connect(FAR struct socket *psock,
           }
           break;
 
-        default:                 /* Bad, memory must be corrupted */
-          DEBUGPANIC();          /* PANIC if debug on, else fall through */
-
-        case LOCAL_TYPE_UNTYPED: /* Type is not determined until the socket is bound */
-          {
-            net_unlock();
-            return -EINVAL;
-          }
+        default:        /* Bad, memory must be corrupted */
+          DEBUGPANIC(); /* PANIC if debug on */
+          net_unlock();
+          return -EINVAL;
         }
     }