diff --git a/include/haproxy/proto_reverse_connect.h b/include/haproxy/proto_reverse_connect.h
index a2113d35c..0c07356e0 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/proto_reverse_connect.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/proto_reverse_connect.h
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ struct connection *rev_accept_conn(struct listener *l, int *status);
 void rev_unbind_receiver(struct listener *l);
 int rev_set_affinity(struct connection *conn, int new_tid);
 
-int rev_connect(struct connection *conn, int flags);
-
 int rev_accepting_conn(const struct receiver *rx);
 
 void rev_notify_preconn_err(struct listener *l);
diff --git a/src/proto_reverse_connect.c b/src/proto_reverse_connect.c
index 6c0b1e4c4..e46d8c397 100644
--- a/src/proto_reverse_connect.c
+++ b/src/proto_reverse_connect.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct proto_fam proto_fam_reverse_connect = {
 struct protocol proto_reverse_connect = {
 	.name = "rev",
 
-	/* connection layer */
+	/* connection layer (no outgoing connection) */
 	.listen      = rev_bind_listener,
 	.enable      = rev_enable_listener,
 	.disable     = rev_disable_listener,
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ struct protocol proto_reverse_connect = {
 	.accept_conn = rev_accept_conn,
 	.set_affinity = rev_set_affinity,
 
-	.connect     = rev_connect,
-
 	/* address family */
 	.fam  = &proto_fam_reverse_connect,
 
@@ -373,12 +371,6 @@ int rev_set_affinity(struct connection *conn, int new_tid)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-/* Simple callback to enable definition of passive HTTP reverse servers. */
-int rev_connect(struct connection *conn, int flags)
-{
-	return SF_ERR_NONE;
-}
-
 int rev_accepting_conn(const struct receiver *rx)
 {
 	return 1;