diff --git a/src/drivers/__init__.py b/src/drivers/__init__.py
index 112f3d81c..859fe8118 100644
--- a/src/drivers/__init__.py
+++ b/src/drivers/__init__.py
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ def newDriver(irc, moduleName=None):
     if moduleName is None:
         moduleName = conf.supybot.drivers.module()
     if moduleName == 'default':
+        # XXX Twisted has been causing problems lately, so we're going to use
+        # the Socket driver by default, now.  Leaving behind the code for using
+        # Twisted by default in case someone steps up and fixes the Twisted
+        # driver.
+        '''
         try:
             import supybot.drivers.Twisted
             moduleName = 'supybot.drivers.Twisted'
@@ -193,6 +198,8 @@ def newDriver(irc, moduleName=None):
             # module is cleaned up already.
             sys.modules.pop('supybot.drivers.Twisted', None)
             moduleName = 'supybot.drivers.Socket'
+        '''
+        moduleName = 'supybot.drivers.Socket'
     elif not moduleName.startswith('supybot.drivers.'):
         moduleName = 'supybot.drivers.' + moduleName
     driverModule = __import__(moduleName, {}, {}, ['not empty'])