diff --git a/connectd/connectd.c b/connectd/connectd.c
index 632c4ab0bbd2..dd6da6f05948 100644
--- a/connectd/connectd.c
+++ b/connectd/connectd.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
  * thus may know how to reach certain peers. */
 #define HSM_FD 3
 #define GOSSIPCTL_FD 4
-#define GOSSIPCTL2_FD 5
 
 /*~ In C convention, constants are UPPERCASE macros.  Not everything needs to
  * be a constant, but it soothes the programmer's conscience to encapsulate
@@ -1524,7 +1523,7 @@ static void connect_init(struct daemon *daemon, const u8 *msg)
 							   announcable)));
 #if DEVELOPER
 	if (dev_disconnect)
-		dev_disconnect_init(6);
+		dev_disconnect_init(5);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1998,7 +1997,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	status_setup_async(daemon->master);
 
 	/* This streams gossip to and from gossipd */
-	daemon->gossipd = daemon_conn_new(daemon, GOSSIPCTL2_FD,
+	daemon->gossipd = daemon_conn_new(daemon, GOSSIPCTL_FD,
 					  recv_gossip, NULL,
 					  daemon);
 
diff --git a/gossipd/gossipd.c b/gossipd/gossipd.c
index f733bbbc4707..a22bd87fd8c9 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossipd.c
+++ b/gossipd/gossipd.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void peer_supplied_good_gossip(struct peer *peer, size_t amount)
 void queue_peer_msg(struct peer *peer, const u8 *msg TAKES)
 {
 	u8 *outermsg = towire_gossipd_send_gossip(NULL, &peer->id, msg);
-	daemon_conn_send(peer->daemon->connectd2, take(outermsg));
+	daemon_conn_send(peer->daemon->connectd, take(outermsg));
 
 	if (taken(msg))
 		tal_free(msg);
@@ -530,27 +530,6 @@ static struct io_plan *connectd_req(struct io_conn *conn,
 {
 	enum connectd_gossipd_wire t = fromwire_peektype(msg);
 
-	switch (t) {
-	/* This is not for this fd! */
-	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_RECV_GOSSIP:
-	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_NEW_PEER:
-	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_PEER_GONE:
-	/* We send these, don't receive them. */
-	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_SEND_GOSSIP:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	status_failed(STATUS_FAIL_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-		      "Bad msg from connectd: %s", tal_hex(tmpctx, msg));
-}
-
-/*~ connectd's input handler is very simple. */
-static struct io_plan *connectd_gossip_req(struct io_conn *conn,
-					   const u8 *msg,
-					   struct daemon *daemon)
-{
-	enum connectd_gossipd_wire t = fromwire_peektype(msg);
-
 	switch (t) {
 	case WIRE_GOSSIPD_RECV_GOSSIP:
 		handle_recv_gossip(daemon, msg);
@@ -573,7 +552,7 @@ static struct io_plan *connectd_gossip_req(struct io_conn *conn,
 		      "Bad msg from connectd2: %s", tal_hex(tmpctx, msg));
 
 handled:
-	return daemon_conn_read_next(conn, daemon->connectd2);
+	return daemon_conn_read_next(conn, daemon->connectd);
 }
 
 /* BOLT #7:
@@ -731,14 +710,11 @@ static void gossip_init(struct daemon *daemon, const u8 *msg)
 	/* Fire up the seeker! */
 	daemon->seeker = new_seeker(daemon);
 
-	/* connectd is already started, and uses this fd to ask us things. */
+	/* connectd is already started, and uses this fd to feed/recv gossip. */
 	daemon->connectd = daemon_conn_new(daemon, CONNECTD_FD,
 					   connectd_req,
 					   maybe_send_query_responses, daemon);
 
-	daemon->connectd2 = daemon_conn_new(daemon, CONNECTD2_FD,
-					    connectd_gossip_req, NULL, daemon);
-
 	/* OK, we are ready. */
 	daemon_conn_send(daemon->master,
 			 take(towire_gossipd_init_reply(NULL)));
diff --git a/gossipd/gossipd.h b/gossipd/gossipd.h
index 9a73c8974305..a84d5765eb71 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossipd.h
+++ b/gossipd/gossipd.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ struct daemon {
 
 	/* Connection to connect daemon. */
 	struct daemon_conn *connectd;
-	struct daemon_conn *connectd2;
 
 	/* Routing information */
 	struct routing_state *rstate;
diff --git a/lightningd/connect_control.c b/lightningd/connect_control.c
index 3adee5797431..0cb9e0ce3819 100644
--- a/lightningd/connect_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/connect_control.c
@@ -474,9 +474,9 @@ static void connect_init_done(struct subd *connectd,
 	io_break(connectd);
 }
 
-int connectd_init(struct lightningd *ld, int *gossipd_fd2)
+int connectd_init(struct lightningd *ld)
 {
-	int fds[2], fds2[2];
+	int fds[2];
 	u8 *msg;
 	int hsmfd;
 	struct wireaddr_internal *wireaddrs = ld->proposed_wireaddr;
@@ -489,16 +489,11 @@ int connectd_init(struct lightningd *ld, int *gossipd_fd2)
 	if (socketpair(AF_LOCAL, SOCK_STREAM, 0, fds) != 0)
 		fatal("Could not socketpair for connectd<->gossipd");
 
-	if (socketpair(AF_LOCAL, SOCK_STREAM, 0, fds2) != 0)
-		fatal("Could not socketpair for connectd<->gossipd 2");
-
 	hsmfd = hsm_get_global_fd(ld, HSM_CAP_ECDH);
 
 	ld->connectd = new_global_subd(ld, "lightning_connectd",
 				       connectd_wire_name, connectd_msg,
-				       take(&hsmfd),
-				       take(&fds[1]),
-				       take(&fds2[1]),
+				       take(&hsmfd), take(&fds[1]),
 #if DEVELOPER
 				       /* Not take(): we share it */
 				       ld->dev_disconnect_fd >= 0 ?
@@ -539,7 +534,6 @@ int connectd_init(struct lightningd *ld, int *gossipd_fd2)
 	/* Wait for init_reply */
 	io_loop(NULL, NULL);
 
-	*gossipd_fd2 = fds2[0];
 	return fds[0];
 }
 
diff --git a/lightningd/connect_control.h b/lightningd/connect_control.h
index 681c5c7a1ed5..67beb003782b 100644
--- a/lightningd/connect_control.h
+++ b/lightningd/connect_control.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ struct pubkey;
 struct wireaddr_internal;
 
 /* Returns fd for gossipd to talk to connectd */
-int connectd_init(struct lightningd *ld, int *gossipd_fd2);
+int connectd_init(struct lightningd *ld);
 void connectd_activate(struct lightningd *ld);
 
 void try_reconnect(struct channel *channel, u32 seconds_delay,
diff --git a/lightningd/gossip_control.c b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
index 7429d4db3a89..e16607345b24 100644
--- a/lightningd/gossip_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static void gossipd_init_done(struct subd *gossipd,
 
 /* Create the `gossipd` subdaemon and send the initialization
  * message */
-void gossip_init(struct lightningd *ld, int connectd_fd, int connectd_fd2)
+void gossip_init(struct lightningd *ld, int connectd_fd)
 {
 	u8 *msg;
 	int hsmfd;
@@ -243,10 +243,7 @@ void gossip_init(struct lightningd *ld, int connectd_fd, int connectd_fd2)
 
 	ld->gossip = new_global_subd(ld, "lightning_gossipd",
 				     gossipd_wire_name, gossip_msg,
-				     take(&hsmfd),
-				     take(&connectd_fd),
-				     take(&connectd_fd2),
-				     NULL);
+				     take(&hsmfd), take(&connectd_fd), NULL);
 	if (!ld->gossip)
 		err(1, "Could not subdaemon gossip");
 
diff --git a/lightningd/gossip_control.h b/lightningd/gossip_control.h
index 869f53930aaf..c1d587902158 100644
--- a/lightningd/gossip_control.h
+++ b/lightningd/gossip_control.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 struct channel;
 struct lightningd;
 
-void gossip_init(struct lightningd *ld, int connectd_fd, int connectd_fd2);
+void gossip_init(struct lightningd *ld, int connectd_fd);
 
 void gossipd_notify_spend(struct lightningd *ld,
 			  const struct short_channel_id *scid);
diff --git a/lightningd/lightningd.c b/lightningd/lightningd.c
index bc0d97f649a2..621d4f9e3dcd 100644
--- a/lightningd/lightningd.c
+++ b/lightningd/lightningd.c
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	struct lightningd *ld;
 	u32 min_blockheight, max_blockheight;
-	int connectd_gossipd_fd, connectd_gossipd_fd2;
+	int connectd_gossipd_fd;
 	int stop_fd;
 	struct timers *timers;
 	const char *stop_response;
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 * which knows (via node_announcement messages) the public
 	 * addresses of nodes, so connectd_init hands it one end of a
 	 * socket pair, and gives us the other */
-	connectd_gossipd_fd = connectd_init(ld, &connectd_gossipd_fd2);
+	connectd_gossipd_fd = connectd_init(ld);
 
 	/*~ We do every database operation within a transaction; usually this
 	 * is covered by the infrastructure (eg. opening a transaction before
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 *  channel_announcement, channel_update, node_announcement and gossip
 	 *  queries.   It also hands us the latest channel_updates for our
 	 *  channels. */
-	gossip_init(ld, connectd_gossipd_fd, connectd_gossipd_fd2);
+	gossip_init(ld, connectd_gossipd_fd);
 
 	/*~ Create RPC socket: now lightning-cli can send us JSON RPC commands
 	 *  over a UNIX domain socket specified by `ld->rpc_filename`. */
diff --git a/lightningd/test/run-find_my_abspath.c b/lightningd/test/run-find_my_abspath.c
index 9d80d7bc3e76..94b20455b75b 100644
--- a/lightningd/test/run-find_my_abspath.c
+++ b/lightningd/test/run-find_my_abspath.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void channel_notify_new_block(struct lightningd *ld UNNEEDED,
 void connectd_activate(struct lightningd *ld UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "connectd_activate called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for connectd_init */
-int connectd_init(struct lightningd *ld UNNEEDED, int *gossipd_fd2 UNNEEDED)
+int connectd_init(struct lightningd *ld UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "connectd_init called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for daemon_poll */
 int daemon_poll(struct pollfd *fds UNNEEDED, nfds_t nfds UNNEEDED, int timeout UNNEEDED)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ bool fromwire_status_peer_error(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED, const void *p UNNEEDE
 bool fromwire_status_version(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED, const void *p UNNEEDED, wirestring **version UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "fromwire_status_version called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for gossip_init */
-void gossip_init(struct lightningd *ld UNNEEDED, int connectd_fd UNNEEDED, int connectd_fd2 UNNEEDED)
+void gossip_init(struct lightningd *ld UNNEEDED, int connectd_fd UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "gossip_init called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for gossip_notify_new_block */
 void gossip_notify_new_block(struct lightningd *ld UNNEEDED, u32 blockheight UNNEEDED)