diff --git a/test/eierpecken.c b/test/eierpecken.c
index f82accc..72f068d 100644
--- a/test/eierpecken.c
+++ b/test/eierpecken.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ struct peck {
 	uint32_t eis_behavior;
 	uint32_t ei_behavior;
 	struct logger *logger;
-	int ei_socket_fd;
 
 	/* The default seat/devices */
 	struct eis_seat *eis_seat;
@@ -496,7 +495,6 @@ new_context(enum peck_ei_mode ei_mode)
 	ei_configure_name(ei, "eierpecken test context");
 	rc = ei_setup_backend_fd(ei, fd);
 	munit_assert_int(rc, ==, 0);
-	peck->ei_socket_fd = -1;
 	peck->ei = ei;
 	peck_enable_ei_behavior(peck, PECK_EI_BEHAVIOR_HANDLE_CONNECT);
 	peck_enable_ei_behavior(peck, PECK_EI_BEHAVIOR_AUTOSEAT);
@@ -556,17 +554,6 @@ peck_new(void)
 	return peck_new_context(PECK_EI_SENDER);
 }
 
-void
-peck_ei_connect(struct peck *peck)
-{
-	assert(peck->ei_socket_fd != -1);
-
-	struct ei *ei = peck->ei;
-	int rc = ei_setup_backend_fd(ei, peck->ei_socket_fd);
-	munit_assert_int(rc, ==, 0);
-	peck->ei_socket_fd = -1;
-}
-
 void
 peck_enable_eis_behavior(struct peck *peck, enum peck_eis_behavior behavior)
 {
diff --git a/test/eierpecken.h b/test/eierpecken.h
index a629b01..c5d787e 100644
--- a/test/eierpecken.h
+++ b/test/eierpecken.h
@@ -153,9 +153,6 @@ peck_new(void);
 struct peck *
 peck_new_context(enum peck_ei_mode ei_mode);
 
-void
-peck_ei_connect(struct peck *peck);
-
 void _peck_mark(struct peck *peck, const char *func, int line);
 /** Add debug marker to the log output */
 #define peck_mark(peck_) _peck_mark(peck_, __func__, __LINE__)