diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py
index 961dbfb4b96303..adfbc093a0d16d 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py
@@ -1233,7 +1233,6 @@ def close(self):
 
 class _SelectorDatagramTransport(_SelectorTransport, transports.DatagramTransport):
 
-    _buffer_factory = collections.deque
     _header_size = 8
 
     def __init__(self, loop, sock, protocol, address=None,