diff --git a/router/local_peer.go b/router/local_peer.go
index 651d055b..63e93c73 100644
--- a/router/local_peer.go
+++ b/router/local_peer.go
@@ -93,10 +93,8 @@ func (peer *LocalPeer) CreateConnection(peerAddr string, acceptNewPeer bool) err
 	if err := peer.checkConnectionLimit(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// We're dialing the remote so that means connections will come from random ports
-	addrStr := peer.router.NormalisePeerAddr(peerAddr)
-	tcpAddr, tcpErr := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp4", addrStr)
-	udpAddr, udpErr := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp4", addrStr)
+	tcpAddr, tcpErr := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp4", peerAddr)
+	udpAddr, udpErr := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp4", peerAddr)
 	if tcpErr != nil || udpErr != nil {
 		// they really should have the same value, but just in case...
 		if tcpErr == nil {
diff --git a/router/router.go b/router/router.go
index 33547742..450216ef 100644
--- a/router/router.go
+++ b/router/router.go
@@ -417,13 +417,3 @@ func (router *Router) applyTopologyUpdate(update []byte) (PeerNameSet, PeerNameS
 	}
 	return origUpdate, newUpdate, nil
 }
-
-// given an address like '1.2.3.4:567', return the address if it has a port,
-// otherwise return the address with the default port number for the router
-func (router *Router) NormalisePeerAddr(peerAddr string) string {
-	_, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(peerAddr)
-	if err == nil {
-		return peerAddr
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", peerAddr, router.Port)
-}