diff --git a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
index 5299bdbf38..2622179ce3 100644
--- a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
+++ b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.c
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ nm_dhcp_client_class_init (NMDhcpClientClass *client_class)
 	    g_signal_new (NM_DHCP_CLIENT_SIGNAL_STATE_CHANGED,
 	                  G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
 	                  G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
-	                  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMDhcpClientClass, state_changed),
+	                  0,
 	                  NULL, NULL, NULL,
 	                  G_TYPE_NONE, 4, G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_OBJECT, G_TYPE_HASH_TABLE, G_TYPE_STRING);
 
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ nm_dhcp_client_class_init (NMDhcpClientClass *client_class)
 	    g_signal_new (NM_DHCP_CLIENT_SIGNAL_PREFIX_DELEGATED,
 	                  G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
 	                  G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
-	                  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMDhcpClientClass, state_changed),
+	                  0,
 	                  NULL, NULL, NULL,
 	                  G_TYPE_NONE, 1, G_TYPE_POINTER);
 }
diff --git a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
index 86d60e3874..84821f8c23 100644
--- a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
+++ b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-client.h
@@ -103,12 +103,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	 * returned.
 	 */
 	GBytes *(*get_duid) (NMDhcpClient *self);
-
-	/* Signals */
-	void (*state_changed) (NMDhcpClient *self,
-	                       NMDhcpState state,
-	                       GObject *ip_config,
-	                       GHashTable *options);
 } NMDhcpClientClass;
 
 GType nm_dhcp_client_get_type (void);
diff --git a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhclient.c b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhclient.c
index 33c2671234..bb8892f106 100644
--- a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhclient.c
+++ b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhclient.c
@@ -624,24 +624,6 @@ stop (NMDhcpClient *client, gboolean release, GBytes *duid)
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-state_changed (NMDhcpClient *client,
-               NMDhcpState state,
-               GObject *ip_config,
-               GHashTable *options)
-{
-	NMDhcpDhclientPrivate *priv = NM_DHCP_DHCLIENT_GET_PRIVATE ((NMDhcpDhclient *) client);
-	gs_unref_bytes GBytes *client_id = NULL;
-
-	if (nm_dhcp_client_get_client_id (client))
-		return;
-	if (state != NM_DHCP_STATE_BOUND)
-		return;
-
-	client_id = nm_dhcp_dhclient_get_client_id_from_config_file (priv->conf_file);
-	nm_dhcp_client_set_client_id (client, client_id);
-}
-
 static GBytes *
 get_duid (NMDhcpClient *client)
 {
@@ -742,7 +724,6 @@ nm_dhcp_dhclient_class_init (NMDhcpDhclientClass *dhclient_class)
 	client_class->ip6_start = ip6_start;
 	client_class->stop = stop;
 	client_class->get_duid = get_duid;
-	client_class->state_changed = state_changed;
 }
 
 const NMDhcpClientFactory _nm_dhcp_client_factory_dhclient = {
diff --git a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhcpcanon.c b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhcpcanon.c
index de40302062..acd3ce2d4c 100644
--- a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhcpcanon.c
+++ b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-dhcpcanon.c
@@ -216,18 +216,6 @@ stop (NMDhcpClient *client, gboolean release, GBytes *duid)
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-state_changed (NMDhcpClient *client,
-               NMDhcpState state,
-               GObject *ip_config,
-               GHashTable *options)
-{
-	if (nm_dhcp_client_get_client_id (client))
-		return;
-	if (state != NM_DHCP_STATE_BOUND)
-		return;
-}
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 static void
@@ -270,7 +258,6 @@ nm_dhcp_dhcpcanon_class_init (NMDhcpDhcpcanonClass *dhcpcanon_class)
 	client_class->ip4_start = ip4_start;
 	client_class->ip6_start = ip6_start;
 	client_class->stop = stop;
-	client_class->state_changed = state_changed;
 }
 
 const NMDhcpClientFactory _nm_dhcp_client_factory_dhcpcanon = {