diff --git a/lib/net/pool.js b/lib/net/pool.js
index 5feced1c..ee768348 100644
--- a/lib/net/pool.js
+++ b/lib/net/pool.js
@@ -1142,10 +1142,6 @@ Pool.prototype.createPeer = function createPeer(addr, socket) {
     self.emit('reject', payload, peer);
   });
 
-  peer.on('alert', function(alert) {
-    self._handleAlert(alert, peer);
-  });
-
   peer.on('notfound', function(items) {
     var i, item, req;