diff --git a/src/session_base.cpp b/src/session_base.cpp
index 9edace96..b03ccdce 100644
--- a/src/session_base.cpp
+++ b/src/session_base.cpp
@@ -306,15 +306,9 @@ void zmq::session_base_t::process_attach (i_engine *engine_)
         zmq_assert (!pipe);
         pipe = pipes [0];
 
-        //  Remember the remote end of the pipe if required
-        if (options.delay_attach_on_connect == 1)
-            outpipe = pipes [1];
-
         //  Ask socket to plug into the pipe.
         send_bind (socket, pipes [1]);
     }
-    else if (outpipe && (options.delay_attach_on_connect == 1)) 
-        send_bind (socket, outpipe);
 
     //  Plug in the engine.
     zmq_assert (!engine);
diff --git a/src/session_base.hpp b/src/session_base.hpp
index 488b34f8..8244cb59 100644
--- a/src/session_base.hpp
+++ b/src/session_base.hpp
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ namespace zmq
         //  Pipe connecting the session to its socket.
         zmq::pipe_t *pipe;
 
-        //  Socket end of pipe, in case of reconnection
-        zmq::pipe_t *outpipe; 
-
         //  This flag is true if the remainder of the message being processed
         //  is still in the in pipe.
         bool incomplete_in;