diff --git a/sbin/hastd/primary.c b/sbin/hastd/primary.c
index abda5cb33351..af0f35375669 100644
--- a/sbin/hastd/primary.c
+++ b/sbin/hastd/primary.c
@@ -726,11 +726,13 @@ init_remote(struct hast_resource *res, struct proto_conn **inp,
 		(void)hast_activemap_flush(res);
 	}
 	nv_free(nvin);
+#ifdef notyet
 	/* Setup directions. */
 	if (proto_send(out, NULL, 0) == -1)
 		pjdlog_errno(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to set connection direction");
 	if (proto_recv(in, NULL, 0) == -1)
 		pjdlog_errno(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to set connection direction");
+#endif
 	pjdlog_info("Connected to %s.", res->hr_remoteaddr);
 	if (inp != NULL && outp != NULL) {
 		*inp = in;
diff --git a/sbin/hastd/secondary.c b/sbin/hastd/secondary.c
index 1597af83a85d..7120d3da3832 100644
--- a/sbin/hastd/secondary.c
+++ b/sbin/hastd/secondary.c
@@ -183,9 +183,11 @@ init_remote(struct hast_resource *res, struct nv *nvin)
 	unsigned char *map;
 	size_t mapsize;
 
+#ifdef notyet
 	/* Setup direction. */
 	if (proto_send(res->hr_remoteout, NULL, 0) == -1)
 		pjdlog_errno(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to set connection direction");
+#endif
 
 	map = NULL;
 	mapsize = 0;
@@ -351,9 +353,11 @@ init_remote(struct hast_resource *res, struct nv *nvin)
 	if (map != NULL)
 		free(map);
 	nv_free(nvout);
+#ifdef notyet
 	/* Setup direction. */
 	if (proto_recv(res->hr_remotein, NULL, 0) == -1)
 		pjdlog_errno(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to set connection direction");
+#endif
 	if (res->hr_secondary_localcnt > res->hr_primary_remotecnt &&
 	     res->hr_primary_localcnt > res->hr_secondary_remotecnt) {
 		/* Exit on split-brain. */