diff --git a/lib-protocol/source/channel.cpp b/lib-protocol/source/channel.cpp
index 8f9813093..10adad688 100644
--- a/lib-protocol/source/channel.cpp
+++ b/lib-protocol/source/channel.cpp
@@ -79,15 +79,12 @@ Channel::Channel(BufferDrain &drain, const S<Peer> &peer, int id, const std::str
 {
 }
 
-task<Socket> Channel::Wire(BufferSunk &sunk, S<Base> base, Configuration configuration, const std::function<task<std::string> (std::string)> &respond) {
+task<void> Channel::Wire(BufferSunk &sunk, S<Base> base, Configuration configuration, const std::function<task<std::string> (std::string)> &respond) {
     const auto client(co_await Post([&]() { return Make<Actor>(std::move(base), std::move(configuration)); }));
     auto &channel(*co_await Post([&]() { return &sunk.Wire<Channel>(client); }));
     const auto answer(co_await respond(Strip(co_await client->Offer())));
     co_await client->Negotiate(answer);
     co_await channel.Open();
-    const auto candidate(co_await client->Candidate());
-    const auto &socket(candidate.address());
-    co_return Socket(socket.ipaddr().ipv4_address(), socket.port());
 }
 
 void Channel::OnStateChange() noexcept {
diff --git a/lib-protocol/source/channel.hpp b/lib-protocol/source/channel.hpp
index e4565ad23..9f91bf7fe 100644
--- a/lib-protocol/source/channel.hpp
+++ b/lib-protocol/source/channel.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Channel :
     Channel(BufferDrain &drain, const S<Peer> &peer, rtc::scoped_refptr<webrtc::DataChannelInterface> channel);
     Channel(BufferDrain &drain, const S<Peer> &peer, int id = -1, const std::string &label = std::string(), const std::string &protocol = std::string());
 
-    static task<Socket> Wire(BufferSunk &sunk, S<Base> base, Configuration configuration, const std::function<task<std::string> (std::string)> &respond);
+    static task<void> Wire(BufferSunk &sunk, S<Base> base, Configuration configuration, const std::function<task<std::string> (std::string)> &respond);
 
     void OnStateChange() noexcept override;
     void OnBufferedAmountChange(uint64_t previous) noexcept override;
diff --git a/vpn-shared/source/client.cpp b/vpn-shared/source/client.cpp
index eb7716464..a46a6c919 100644
--- a/vpn-shared/source/client.cpp
+++ b/vpn-shared/source/client.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ task<void> Client::Open(const Provider &provider, const S<Base> &base) {
     auto &bonding(Bond());
     auto &defragment(bonding.Wire<BufferSink<Defragment>>());
 
-    socket_ = co_await Channel::Wire(defragment, base, [&]() {
+    co_await Channel::Wire(defragment, base, [&]() {
         Configuration configuration;
         configuration.tls_ = local_;
         return configuration;
diff --git a/vpn-shared/source/client.hpp b/vpn-shared/source/client.hpp
index b5291b1f7..85a791125 100644
--- a/vpn-shared/source/client.hpp
+++ b/vpn-shared/source/client.hpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class Client :
     }; Locked<Locked_> locked_;
 
     Nest nest_;
-    Socket socket_;
 
     void Transfer(size_t size, bool send);