Abstract: A drain plug removing device including a removable socket located at the head of the device, which socket is adapted to securedly engage and hold the head of a threaded drain plug. The socket is fixedly coupled to the upper external member of a retaining socket holder, the lower section of which is disposed within a cavity of the device head in fixed engagement with a crown gear adapted for rotation within the cavity. A pinion gear is movably coupled within the head cavity to the crown gear. A tubular housing having a chamber in communication with the head cavity is fixedly connected to the device head. A drive shaft disposed within, and extending throughout the length of, the chamber is fixedly coupled at one of its ends to the pinion gear.