unsigned int max_seg_s;
        sector_t p_size, p_usize, my_usize;
        int ldsc = 0; /* local disk size changed */
-       enum drbd_conns nconn;
 
        ERR_IF(h->length != (sizeof(*p)-sizeof(*h))) return FALSE;
        if (drbd_recv(mdev, h->payload, h->length) != h->length)
                drbd_set_my_capacity(mdev, p_size);
        }
 
-       if (mdev->p_uuid && mdev->state.conn <= C_CONNECTED && get_ldev(mdev)) {
-               nconn = drbd_sync_handshake(mdev,
-                               mdev->state.peer, mdev->state.pdsk);
-               put_ldev(mdev);
-
-               if (nconn == C_MASK) {
-                       drbd_force_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_DISCONNECTING));
-                       return FALSE;
-               }
-
-               if (drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(conn, nconn)) < SS_SUCCESS) {
-                       drbd_force_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_DISCONNECTING));
-                       return FALSE;
-               }
-       }
-
        if (get_ldev(mdev)) {
                if (mdev->ldev->known_size != drbd_get_capacity(mdev->ldev->backing_bdev)) {
                        mdev->ldev->known_size = drbd_get_capacity(mdev->ldev->backing_bdev);