diff --git a/src/nm-device.c b/src/nm-device.c
index 84eb97730a..98be23cd00 100644
--- a/src/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/nm-device.c
@@ -1439,22 +1439,6 @@ dhcp_state_changed (NMDHCPClient *client,
 		} else if (nm_device_get_state (device) == NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
 			nm_device_state_changed (device, NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_CONFIG_EXPIRED);
 		break;
-	case DHC_STOP:
-	case DHC_STOP6:
-	case DHC_EXPIRE:
-	case DHC_EXPIRE6:
-		if (dev_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED) {
-			if (ipv6)
-				nm_dhcp6_config_reset (priv->dhcp6_config);
-			else
-				nm_dhcp4_config_reset (priv->dhcp4_config);
-
-			/* dhclient quit and can't get/renew a lease; so kill the connection */
-			nm_device_state_changed (device,
-			                         NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
-			                         NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_CONFIG_EXPIRED);
-		}
-		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/src/nm-policy.c b/src/nm-policy.c
index 833a58764c..ddf48ad877 100644
--- a/src/nm-policy.c
+++ b/src/nm-policy.c
@@ -892,23 +892,10 @@ device_state_changed (NMDevice *device,
 		/* Mark the connection invalid if it failed during activation so that
 		 * it doesn't get automatically chosen over and over and over again.
 		 */
-		if (connection) {
-			gboolean fail = FALSE;
-
-			if (IS_ACTIVATING_STATE (old_state)) {
-				nm_log_info (LOGD_DEVICE, "Marking connection '%s' invalid.", get_connection_id (connection));
-				fail = TRUE;
-			} else if (   (old_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
-			         && (reason == NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_CONFIG_EXPIRED)) {
-				nm_log_info (LOGD_DEVICE, "Marking connection '%s' invalid because IP configuration expired.",
-				             get_connection_id (connection));
-				fail = TRUE;
-			}
-
-			if (fail) {
-				g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (connection), INVALID_TAG, GUINT_TO_POINTER (TRUE));
-				nm_connection_clear_secrets (connection);
-			}
+		if (connection && IS_ACTIVATING_STATE (old_state)) {
+			g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (connection), INVALID_TAG, GUINT_TO_POINTER (TRUE));
+			nm_log_info (LOGD_DEVICE, "Marking connection '%s' invalid.", get_connection_id (connection));
+			nm_connection_clear_secrets (connection);
 		}
 		schedule_activate_check (policy, device, 3);
 		break;