diff --git a/include/fc/asio.hpp b/include/fc/asio.hpp
index 9310774..6b5b4b3 100644
--- a/include/fc/asio.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/asio.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace asio {
      * This IO service is automatically running in its own thread to service asynchronous
      * requests without blocking any other threads.
      */
-    boost::asio::io_service& default_io_service(bool cleanup = false);
+    boost::asio::io_service& default_io_service();
 
     /** 
      *  @brief wraps boost::asio::async_read
diff --git a/src/asio.cpp b/src/asio.cpp
index 1313ed7..81724ca 100644
--- a/src/asio.cpp
+++ b/src/asio.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace fc {
             }
        }
 
-       void cleanup()
+       ~default_io_service_scope()
        {
           delete the_work;
           io->stop();
@@ -147,18 +147,14 @@ namespace fc {
              delete asio_thread;
           }
        }
-
-       ~default_io_service_scope()
-       {}
     };
 
-    /// If cleanup is true, do not use the return value; it is a null reference
-    boost::asio::io_service& default_io_service(bool cleanup) {
+    /***
+     * @brief create an io_service
+     * @returns the io_service
+     */
+    boost::asio::io_service& default_io_service() {
         static default_io_service_scope fc_asio_service[1];
-        if (cleanup) {
-           for( int i = 0; i < 1; ++i )
-              fc_asio_service[i].cleanup();
-        }
         return *fc_asio_service[0].io;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/network/tcp_socket.cpp b/src/network/tcp_socket.cpp
index b37b40a..e521c41 100644
--- a/src/network/tcp_socket.cpp
+++ b/src/network/tcp_socket.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace fc {
 
   tcp_socket::tcp_socket(){};
 
-  tcp_socket::~tcp_socket(){};
+  tcp_socket::~tcp_socket() {}
 
   void tcp_socket::flush() {}
   void tcp_socket::close() {
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index f2c0580..4d08855 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ add_executable( all_tests all_tests.cpp
                           crypto/sha_tests.cpp
                           io/json_tests.cpp
                           io/stream_tests.cpp
+                          io/tcp_test.cpp
                           network/http/websocket_test.cpp
                           thread/task_cancel.cpp
                           thread/thread_tests.cpp
diff --git a/tests/io/tcp_test.cpp b/tests/io/tcp_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03d46ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/io/tcp_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+#include <fc/network/tcp_socket.hpp>
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(tcp_tests)
+
+/***
+ * Running this test through valgrind will show
+ * a memory leak due to lack of logic in destructor.
+ * See https://github.com/bitshares/bitshares-fc/blob/51688042b0b9f99f03224f54fb937fe024fe5ced/src/asio.cpp#L152
+ */
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(tcpconstructor_test)
+{
+   fc::tcp_socket socket;
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()