diff --git a/include/types/buffers.h b/include/types/buffers.h
index 59e6d2960..6ed8ca6a9 100644
--- a/include/types/buffers.h
+++ b/include/types/buffers.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * include/types/buffers.h
  * Buffer management definitions, macros and inline functions.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2000-2009 Willy Tarreau - w@1wt.eu
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Willy Tarreau - w@1wt.eu
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ struct buffer {
 	int wex;                        /* expiration date for a write or connect, in ticks */
 	int rto;                        /* read timeout, in ticks */
 	int wto;                        /* write timeout, in ticks */
-	int cto;                        /* connect timeout, in ticks */
 	unsigned int l;                 /* data length */
 	char *r, *w, *lr;               /* read ptr, write ptr, last read */
 	unsigned int size;              /* buffer size in bytes */
diff --git a/src/dumpstats.c b/src/dumpstats.c
index 1856f2111..bbda255f1 100644
--- a/src/dumpstats.c
+++ b/src/dumpstats.c
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ int stats_accept(struct listener *l, int cfd, struct sockaddr_storage *addr)
 	s->req->analysers = l->analysers;
 
 	s->req->wto = TICK_ETERNITY;
-	s->req->cto = TICK_ETERNITY;
 	s->req->rto = TICK_ETERNITY;
 
 	if ((s->rep = pool_alloc2(pool2_buffer)) == NULL)
@@ -193,7 +192,6 @@ int stats_accept(struct listener *l, int cfd, struct sockaddr_storage *addr)
 	s->si[0].ob = s->si[1].ib = s->rep;
 
 	s->rep->rto = TICK_ETERNITY;
-	s->rep->cto = TICK_ETERNITY;
 	s->rep->wto = TICK_ETERNITY;
 
 	s->req->rex = TICK_ETERNITY;
diff --git a/src/frontend.c b/src/frontend.c
index 04c3d9baa..a51231e50 100644
--- a/src/frontend.c
+++ b/src/frontend.c
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ int frontend_accept(struct listener *l, int cfd, struct sockaddr_storage *addr)
 
 	s->req->rto = s->fe->timeout.client;
 	s->req->wto = s->be->timeout.server;
-	s->req->cto = s->be->timeout.connect;
 
 	if (unlikely((s->rep = pool_alloc2(pool2_buffer)) == NULL))
 		goto out_fail_rep; /* no memory */
@@ -366,7 +365,6 @@ int frontend_accept(struct listener *l, int cfd, struct sockaddr_storage *addr)
 
 	s->rep->rto = s->be->timeout.server;
 	s->rep->wto = s->fe->timeout.client;
-	s->rep->cto = TICK_ETERNITY;
 
 	s->req->rex = TICK_ETERNITY;
 	s->req->wex = TICK_ETERNITY;
diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 5d8e229d3..b533c2d34 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -6747,11 +6747,9 @@ void http_reset_txn(struct session *s)
 
 	s->req->rto = s->fe->timeout.client;
 	s->req->wto = s->be->timeout.server;
-	s->req->cto = s->be->timeout.connect;
 
 	s->rep->rto = s->be->timeout.server;
 	s->rep->wto = s->fe->timeout.client;
-	s->rep->cto = TICK_ETERNITY;
 
 	s->req->rex = TICK_ETERNITY;
 	s->req->wex = TICK_ETERNITY;
diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 155d089e6..6b038777d 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -720,7 +720,6 @@ int session_set_backend(struct session *s, struct proxy *be)
 
 	/* assign new parameters to the session from the new backend */
 	s->rep->rto = s->req->wto = be->timeout.server;
-	s->req->cto = be->timeout.connect;
 	s->conn_retries = be->conn_retries;
 	s->si[1].flags &= ~SI_FL_INDEP_STR;
 	if (be->options2 & PR_O2_INDEPSTR)