diff --git a/supabase/_async/client.py b/supabase/_async/client.py
index c7e45781..062155de 100644
--- a/supabase/_async/client.py
+++ b/supabase/_async/client.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     AsyncRPCFilterRequestBuilder,
 )
 from postgrest.constants import DEFAULT_POSTGREST_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
-from realtime.connection import Socket
 from storage3 import AsyncStorageClient
 from storage3.constants import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT as DEFAULT_STORAGE_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
 from supafunc import AsyncFunctionsClient
@@ -81,7 +80,12 @@ def __init__(
             auth_url=self.auth_url,
             client_options=options,
         )
-        self.realtime = self._init_realtime_client(self.realtime_url, self.supabase_key)
+        # TODO: Bring up to parity with JS client.
+        # self.realtime: SupabaseRealtimeClient = self._init_realtime_client(
+        #     realtime_url=self.realtime_url,
+        #     supabase_key=self.supabase_key,
+        # )
+        self.realtime = None
         self._postgrest = None
         self._storage = None
         self._functions = None
@@ -269,11 +273,6 @@ def _init_postgrest_client(
             verify=verify,
         )
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _init_realtime_client(realtime_url: str, supabase_key: str) -> Socket:
-        """Private helper for creating an instance of the Socket client."""
-        return Socket(realtime_url, supabase_key)
-
     def _create_auth_header(self, token: str):
         return f"Bearer {token}"
 
diff --git a/supabase/_sync/client.py b/supabase/_sync/client.py
index 1e58def2..527b030c 100644
--- a/supabase/_sync/client.py
+++ b/supabase/_sync/client.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     SyncRPCFilterRequestBuilder,
 )
 from postgrest.constants import DEFAULT_POSTGREST_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
-from realtime.connection import Socket
 from storage3 import SyncStorageClient
 from storage3.constants import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT as DEFAULT_STORAGE_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
 from supafunc import SyncFunctionsClient
@@ -81,7 +80,12 @@ def __init__(
             auth_url=self.auth_url,
             client_options=options,
         )
-        self.realtime = self._init_realtime_client(self.realtime_url, self.supabase_key)
+        # TODO: Bring up to parity with JS client.
+        # self.realtime: SupabaseRealtimeClient = self._init_realtime_client(
+        #     realtime_url=self.realtime_url,
+        #     supabase_key=self.supabase_key,
+        # )
+        self.realtime = None
         self._postgrest = None
         self._storage = None
         self._functions = None
@@ -269,11 +273,6 @@ def _init_postgrest_client(
             verify=verify,
         )
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _init_realtime_client(realtime_url: str, supabase_key: str) -> Socket:
-        """Private helper for creating an instance of the Socket client."""
-        return Socket(realtime_url, supabase_key)
-
     def _create_auth_header(self, token: str):
         return f"Bearer {token}"