diff --git a/common/net/servertalk_client_connection.cpp b/common/net/servertalk_client_connection.cpp
index ec0b5bc47..605bac61a 100644
--- a/common/net/servertalk_client_connection.cpp
+++ b/common/net/servertalk_client_connection.cpp
@@ -72,8 +72,12 @@ void EQ::Net::ServertalkClient::Connect()
 		m_connection->OnRead(std::bind(&EQ::Net::ServertalkClient::ProcessData, this, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2, std::placeholders::_3));
 		m_connection->Start();
 
-		SendHello();
+		SendHandshake();
 		m_connecting = false;
+
+		if (m_on_connect_cb) {
+			m_on_connect_cb(this);
+		}
 	});
 }
 
@@ -83,12 +87,6 @@ void EQ::Net::ServertalkClient::ProcessData(EQ::Net::TCPConnection *c, const uns
 	ProcessReadBuffer();
 }
 
-void EQ::Net::ServertalkClient::SendHello()
-{
-	EQ::Net::DynamicPacket p;
-	InternalSend(ServertalkClientHello, p);
-}
-
 void EQ::Net::ServertalkClient::InternalSend(ServertalkPacketType type, EQ::Net::Packet &p)
 {
 	if (!m_connection)
@@ -133,9 +131,6 @@ void EQ::Net::ServertalkClient::ProcessReadBuffer()
 		if (length == 0) {
 			EQ::Net::DynamicPacket p;
 			switch (type) {
-			case ServertalkServerHello:
-				ProcessHello(p);
-				break;
 			case ServertalkMessage:
 				ProcessMessage(p);
 				break;
@@ -144,9 +139,6 @@ void EQ::Net::ServertalkClient::ProcessReadBuffer()
 		else {
 			EQ::Net::StaticPacket p(&m_buffer[current + 5], length);
 			switch (type) {
-			case ServertalkServerHello:
-				ProcessHello(p);
-				break;
 			case ServertalkMessage:
 				ProcessMessage(p);
 				break;
@@ -164,25 +156,6 @@ void EQ::Net::ServertalkClient::ProcessReadBuffer()
 	}
 }
 
-void EQ::Net::ServertalkClient::ProcessHello(EQ::Net::Packet &p)
-{
-	try {
-		SendHandshake();
-
-		if (m_on_connect_cb) {
-			m_on_connect_cb(this);
-		}
-}
-	catch (std::exception &ex) {
-		LogError("Error parsing hello from server: {0}", ex.what());
-		m_connection->Disconnect();
-
-		if (m_on_connect_cb) {
-			m_on_connect_cb(nullptr);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 void EQ::Net::ServertalkClient::ProcessMessage(EQ::Net::Packet &p)
 {
 	try {
diff --git a/common/net/servertalk_client_connection.h b/common/net/servertalk_client_connection.h
index 704b48ded..24c42a592 100644
--- a/common/net/servertalk_client_connection.h
+++ b/common/net/servertalk_client_connection.h
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ namespace EQ
 		private:
 			void Connect();
 			void ProcessData(EQ::Net::TCPConnection *c, const unsigned char *data, size_t length);
-			void SendHello();
 			void InternalSend(ServertalkPacketType type, EQ::Net::Packet &p);
 			void ProcessReadBuffer();
-			void ProcessHello(EQ::Net::Packet &p);
 			void ProcessMessage(EQ::Net::Packet &p);
 			void SendHandshake();
 
diff --git a/common/net/servertalk_common.h b/common/net/servertalk_common.h
index 4f6ca36a6..e378dae49 100644
--- a/common/net/servertalk_common.h
+++ b/common/net/servertalk_common.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ namespace EQ
 	{
 		enum ServertalkPacketType
 		{
-			ServertalkClientHello = 1,
-			ServertalkServerHello,
 			ServertalkClientHandshake,
 			ServertalkMessage,
 		};
diff --git a/common/net/servertalk_server_connection.cpp b/common/net/servertalk_server_connection.cpp
index 8fa49265e..c72c98279 100644
--- a/common/net/servertalk_server_connection.cpp
+++ b/common/net/servertalk_server_connection.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ void EQ::Net::ServertalkServerConnection::ProcessReadBuffer()
 		if (length == 0) {
 			EQ::Net::DynamicPacket p;
 			switch (type) {
-			case ServertalkClientHello:
-			{
-				SendHello();
-			}
-			break;
 			case ServertalkClientHandshake:
 				ProcessHandshake(p);
 				break;
@@ -97,11 +92,6 @@ void EQ::Net::ServertalkServerConnection::ProcessReadBuffer()
 		else {
 			EQ::Net::StaticPacket p(&m_buffer[current + 5], length);
 			switch (type) {
-			case ServertalkClientHello:
-			{
-				SendHello();
-			}
-			break;
 			case ServertalkClientHandshake:
 				ProcessHandshake(p);
 				break;
@@ -127,14 +117,6 @@ void EQ::Net::ServertalkServerConnection::OnDisconnect(TCPConnection *c)
 	m_parent->ConnectionDisconnected(this);
 }
 
-void EQ::Net::ServertalkServerConnection::SendHello()
-{
-	EQ::Net::DynamicPacket hello;
-	hello.PutInt8(0, 0);
-
-	InternalSend(ServertalkServerHello, hello);
-}
-
 void EQ::Net::ServertalkServerConnection::InternalSend(ServertalkPacketType type, EQ::Net::Packet &p)
 {
 	if (!m_connection)
diff --git a/common/net/servertalk_server_connection.h b/common/net/servertalk_server_connection.h
index f8110f51a..5b78b0ef4 100644
--- a/common/net/servertalk_server_connection.h
+++ b/common/net/servertalk_server_connection.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ namespace EQ
 			void OnRead(TCPConnection* c, const unsigned char* data, size_t sz);
 			void ProcessReadBuffer();
 			void OnDisconnect(TCPConnection* c);
-			void SendHello();
 			void InternalSend(ServertalkPacketType type, EQ::Net::Packet &p);
 			void ProcessHandshake(EQ::Net::Packet &p);
 			void ProcessMessage(EQ::Net::Packet &p);