diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ebc4a7050f..5d37f9ae4e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2007-10-03  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c
+		- (real_get_best_connection): don't create automatic connections
+			internally; clients should provide a setting that applies to
+			the device with 'autoconnect: True'.  Problem was that these
+			internally auto-created connections don't have a proxy or service
+			name becuase they weren't created by a settings daemon, and therefore
+			clients have no idea what to do with them.
+
 2007-10-03  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
diff --git a/src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c b/src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c
index 0f7dd6ca93..0123390dca 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c
@@ -386,26 +386,6 @@ real_get_best_connection (NMDevice *dev,
 	memset (&find_info, 0, sizeof (BestConnectionInfo));
 	find_info.self = self;
 	g_slist_foreach (connections, find_best_connection, &find_info);
-
-	/* Wired devices autoconnect with DHCP by default if they have a link */
-	link_active = nm_device_has_active_link (dev);
-	if (!find_info.found && link_active) {
-		NMConnection *connection;
-		NMSetting *setting;
-		NMSettingConnection *scon;
-
-		connection = nm_connection_new ();
-		setting = nm_setting_wired_new ();
-		nm_connection_add_setting (connection, setting);
-
-		scon = (NMSettingConnection *) nm_setting_connection_new ();
-		scon->name = g_strdup ("Auto");
-		scon->type = g_strdup (setting->name);
-		nm_connection_add_setting (connection, (NMSetting *) scon);
-
-		find_info.found = connection;
-	}
-
 	return find_info.found;
 }