}
        connection->protocol = protocol;
 
-       /*
-        * If we have a valid device_id for the interface block, then we have an
-        * active device, so bring up the connection at the same time.
-        */
-       if ((!connection->bundle &&
-            protocol->flags & GB_PROTOCOL_NO_BUNDLE) ||
-           connection->bundle->intf->device_id != GB_DEVICE_ID_BAD) {
-               ret = gb_connection_init(connection);
-               if (ret) {
-                       gb_protocol_put(protocol);
-                       connection->protocol = NULL;
-                       return ret;
-               }
+       ret = gb_connection_init(connection);
+       if (ret) {
+               gb_protocol_put(protocol);
+               connection->protocol = NULL;
+               return ret;
        }
 
        return 0;
 
 /* Possible flags for protocol drivers */
 #define GB_PROTOCOL_SKIP_CONTROL_CONNECTED     BIT(0)  /* Don't sent connected requests */
 #define GB_PROTOCOL_SKIP_CONTROL_DISCONNECTED  BIT(1)  /* Don't sent disconnected requests */
-#define GB_PROTOCOL_NO_BUNDLE                  BIT(2)  /* Protocol May have a bundle-less connection */
 #define GB_PROTOCOL_SKIP_VERSION               BIT(3)  /* Don't send get_version() requests */
 
 typedef int (*gb_connection_init_t)(struct gb_connection *);
 
        .request_recv           = gb_svc_request_recv,
        .flags                  = GB_PROTOCOL_SKIP_CONTROL_CONNECTED |
                                  GB_PROTOCOL_SKIP_CONTROL_DISCONNECTED |
-                                 GB_PROTOCOL_NO_BUNDLE |
                                  GB_PROTOCOL_SKIP_VERSION,
 };
 gb_builtin_protocol_driver(svc_protocol);