diff --git a/p2p/base/port.cc b/p2p/base/port.cc
index 79b83b7f2e..d24d40f957 100644
--- a/p2p/base/port.cc
+++ b/p2p/base/port.cc
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ Port::Port(rtc::Thread* thread,
       tiebreaker_(0),
       shared_socket_(true),
       weak_factory_(this) {
+  RTC_DCHECK(factory_ != NULL);
   Construct();
 }
 
diff --git a/p2p/base/port.h b/p2p/base/port.h
index 66da9b841c..7759ade33b 100644
--- a/p2p/base/port.h
+++ b/p2p/base/port.h
@@ -218,9 +218,6 @@ class Port : public PortInterface,
 
   // The factory used to create the sockets of this port.
   rtc::PacketSocketFactory* socket_factory() const { return factory_; }
-  void set_socket_factory(rtc::PacketSocketFactory* factory) {
-    factory_ = factory;
-  }
 
   // For debugging purposes.
   const std::string& content_name() const { return content_name_; }
@@ -445,7 +442,7 @@ class Port : public PortInterface,
   void OnNetworkTypeChanged(const rtc::Network* network);
 
   rtc::Thread* const thread_;
-  rtc::PacketSocketFactory* factory_;
+  rtc::PacketSocketFactory* const factory_;
   std::string type_;
   bool send_retransmit_count_attribute_;
   rtc::Network* network_;