diff --git a/include/proto/channel.h b/include/proto/channel.h
index 0c547dd74..05084bb66 100644
--- a/include/proto/channel.h
+++ b/include/proto/channel.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ static inline void channel_init(struct channel *chn)
 	chn->total = 0;
 	chn->pipe = NULL;
 	chn->analysers = 0;
-	chn->cons = NULL;
 	chn->flags = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/types/channel.h b/include/types/channel.h
index 6f52372a4..12ab2802a 100644
--- a/include/types/channel.h
+++ b/include/types/channel.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <common/config.h>
 #include <common/buffer.h>
-#include <types/stream_interface.h>
 
 /* The CF_* macros designate Channel Flags, which may be ORed in the bit field
  * member 'flags' in struct channel. Here we have several types of flags :
@@ -167,8 +166,6 @@ struct channel {
 	unsigned int flags;             /* CF_* */
 	unsigned int analysers;         /* bit field indicating what to do on the channel */
 	struct buffer *buf;		/* buffer attached to the channel, always present but may move */
-	struct stream_interface *cons;  /* consumer attached to this channel */
-	struct stream_interface *prod;  /* producer attached to this channel */
 	struct pipe *pipe;		/* non-NULL only when data present */
 	unsigned int to_forward;        /* number of bytes to forward after out without a wake-up */
 	unsigned short last_read;       /* 16 lower bits of last read date (max pause=65s) */
diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index aa6f9954e..9711edc57 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -1910,12 +1910,6 @@ __LJMP static int hlua_socket_new(lua_State *L)
 	channel_init(&socket->s->res);
 	socket->s->res.flags |= CF_ISRESP;
 
-	socket->s->req.prod = &socket->s->si[0];
-	socket->s->req.cons = &socket->s->si[1];
-
-	socket->s->res.prod = &socket->s->si[1];
-	socket->s->res.cons = &socket->s->si[0];
-
 	socket->s->req.analysers = 0;
 	socket->s->req.rto = socket_proxy.timeout.client;
 	socket->s->req.wto = socket_proxy.timeout.server;
diff --git a/src/peers.c b/src/peers.c
index 708c0196c..53e503587 100644
--- a/src/peers.c
+++ b/src/peers.c
@@ -1238,9 +1238,6 @@ static struct session *peer_session_create(struct peer *peer, struct peer_sessio
 	txn->hdr_idx.size = txn->hdr_idx.used = 0;
 
 	channel_init(&s->req);
-	s->req.prod = &s->si[0];
-	s->req.cons = &s->si[1];
-
 	s->req.flags |= CF_READ_ATTACHED; /* the producer is already connected */
 
 	/* activate default analysers enabled for this listener */
@@ -1258,9 +1255,6 @@ static struct session *peer_session_create(struct peer *peer, struct peer_sessio
 	channel_init(&s->res);
 	s->res.flags |= CF_ISRESP;
 
-	s->res.prod = &s->si[1];
-	s->res.cons = &s->si[0];
-
 	s->res.rto = s->be->timeout.server;
 	s->res.wto = s->fe->timeout.client;
 
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index 4825cb3c1..41b5af1be 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -488,8 +488,6 @@ int session_complete(struct session *s)
 	s->store_count = 0;
 
 	channel_init(&s->req);
-	s->req.prod = &s->si[0];
-	s->req.cons = &s->si[1];
 	s->req.flags |= CF_READ_ATTACHED; /* the producer is already connected */
 
 	/* activate default analysers enabled for this listener */
@@ -503,9 +501,6 @@ int session_complete(struct session *s)
 
 	channel_init(&s->res);
 	s->res.flags |= CF_ISRESP;
-
-	s->res.prod = &s->si[1];
-	s->res.cons = &s->si[0];
 	s->res.analysers = 0;
 
 	if (s->fe->options2 & PR_O2_NODELAY) {