diff --git a/proxy/proxy.go b/proxy/proxy.go
index e753ae26..40e00968 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -408,11 +408,6 @@ func containerShouldAttach(container *docker.Container) bool {
 	return len(container.Config.Entrypoint) > 0 && container.Config.Entrypoint[0] == weaveWaitEntrypoint[0]
 }
 
-func containerIsWeaveRouter(container *docker.Container) bool {
-	return container.Name == weaveContainerName &&
-		len(container.Config.Entrypoint) > 0 && container.Config.Entrypoint[0] == weaveEntrypoint
-}
-
 func (proxy *Proxy) createWait(r *http.Request, ident string) {
 	proxy.Lock()
 	proxy.waiters[r] = &wait{ident: ident, ch: make(chan error, 1)}
@@ -489,10 +484,6 @@ func (proxy *Proxy) attach(containerID string) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	if containerIsWeaveRouter(container) {
-		Log.Infof("Attaching weave router container: %s", container.ID)
-		return callWeaveAttach(container, []string{"attach-router"})
-	}
 	if !containerShouldAttach(container) || !container.State.Running {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/weave b/weave
index f483188d..87086842 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ exec_options() {
             ;;
         # All the other commands that may create the bridge and need machine id files.
         # We don't mount '/' to avoid recursive mounts of '/var'
-        create-bridge|attach-router|attach|expose|hide)
+        create-bridge|attach|expose|hide)
             echo -v /etc:/host/etc -v /var/lib/dbus:/host/var/lib/dbus -e HOST_ROOT=/host
             ;;
     esac
@@ -1417,12 +1417,6 @@ launch_router() {
     fi
 }
 
-# Recreate the parameter values that are set when the router is first launched
-fetch_router_args() {
-    CONTAINER_ARGS=$(docker inspect -f '{{.Args}}' $CONTAINER_NAME) || return 1
-    NO_DNS_OPT=$(echo $CONTAINER_ARGS | grep -o -e '--no-dns') || true
-}
-
 stop_router() {
     ! is_plugin_v1_enabled || util_op remove-plugin-network weave || true
     stop $CONTAINER_NAME "Weave"
@@ -1640,14 +1634,6 @@ EOF
         launch_router "$@"
         echo $ROUTER_CONTAINER
         ;;
-    attach-router)
-        check_running $CONTAINER_NAME
-        enforce_docker_bridge_addr_assign_type
-        # We cannot use detect_awsvpc here, because HTTP server might not be started
-        ! docker inspect -f '{{.Config.Cmd}}' $CONTAINER_NAME | grep -q -- "--awsvpc" || AWSVPC=1
-        fetch_router_args
-        wait_for_status $CONTAINER_NAME http_call $HTTP_ADDR
-        ;;
     launch-proxy)
         deprecation_warnings "$@"
         check_not_running proxy $PROXY_CONTAINER_NAME $BASE_EXEC_IMAGE