diff --git a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/server_tap.py b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/server_tap.py
index 27e5a21..7223fa4 100644
--- a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/server_tap.py
+++ b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/server_tap.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ def makeService(config, reactor=reactor):
 
     ws_factory = WebSocketServerFactory("ws://localhost:4002")  # FIXME: url
     ws_factory.protocol = transit_server.WebSocketTransitConnection
-    ws_factory.websocket_protocols = ["binary"]
 
     tcp_factory.transit = transit
     ws_factory.transit = transit
diff --git a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/transit_server.py b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/transit_server.py
index 8a5bead..a20c5de 100644
--- a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/transit_server.py
+++ b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/transit_server.py
@@ -240,17 +240,6 @@ class WebSocketTransitConnection(WebSocketServerProtocol):
             self._buddy._client.transport.loseConnection()
             self._buddy = None
 
-    def onConnect(self, request):
-        """
-        IWebSocketChannel API
-        """
-        # print("onConnect: {}".format(request))
-        # ideally more like self._reactor.seconds() ... but Twisted
-        # doesn't have a good way to get the reactor for a protocol
-        # (besides "use the global one")
-        print("protocols: {}".format(request.protocols))
-        return 'binary'
-
     def connectionMade(self):
         """
         IProtocol API