diff --git a/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/NodeParams.scala b/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/NodeParams.scala
index 017fda896..47fa0286c 100644
--- a/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/NodeParams.scala
+++ b/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/NodeParams.scala
@@ -96,11 +96,6 @@ case class NodeParams(nodeKeyManager: NodeKeyManager,
 
   val pluginMessageTags: Set[Int] = pluginParams.collect { case p: CustomFeaturePlugin => p.messageTags }.toSet.flatten
 
-  def forceReconnect(nodeId: PublicKey): Boolean = pluginParams.exists {
-    case p: ConnectionControlPlugin => p.forceReconnect(nodeId)
-    case _ => false
-  }
-
   def currentBlockHeight: Long = blockCount.get
 
   def featuresFor(nodeId: PublicKey): Features = overrideFeatures.getOrElse(nodeId, features)
diff --git a/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/PluginParams.scala b/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/PluginParams.scala
index c14e36f0f..785c54e27 100644
--- a/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/PluginParams.scala
+++ b/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/PluginParams.scala
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ trait CustomFeaturePlugin extends PluginParams {
   def pluginFeature: UnknownFeature = UnknownFeature(feature.optional)
 }
 
-trait ConnectionControlPlugin extends PluginParams {
-  /** Once disconnect happens, should Eclair attempt periodic reconnects to a given remote node even if there is no normal channels left */
-  def forceReconnect(nodeId: PublicKey): Boolean
-}
-
 /** Parameters for a plugin that defines custom commitment transactions (or non-standard HTLCs). */
 trait CustomCommitmentsPlugin extends PluginParams {
   /**
diff --git a/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/io/ReconnectionTask.scala b/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/io/ReconnectionTask.scala
index 8a951e82f..c196d06cb 100644
--- a/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/io/ReconnectionTask.scala
+++ b/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/io/ReconnectionTask.scala
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class ReconnectionTask(nodeParams: NodeParams, remoteNodeId: PublicKey) extends
 
   when(IDLE) {
     case Event(Peer.Transition(previousPeerData, nextPeerData: Peer.DisconnectedData), d: IdleData) =>
-      if (nodeParams.autoReconnect && (nodeParams.forceReconnect(remoteNodeId) || nextPeerData.channels.nonEmpty)) { // we only reconnect if nodeParams explicitly instructs us to or there are existing channels
+      if (nodeParams.autoReconnect && nextPeerData.channels.nonEmpty) { // we only reconnect if nodeParams explicitly instructs us to or there are existing channels
         val (initialDelay, firstNextReconnectionDelay) = (previousPeerData, d.previousData) match {
           case (Peer.Nothing, _) =>
             // When restarting, we add some randomization before the first reconnection attempt to avoid herd effect
diff --git a/eclair-core/src/test/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/io/ReconnectionTaskSpec.scala b/eclair-core/src/test/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/io/ReconnectionTaskSpec.scala
index 872ad9c06..bab44be75 100644
--- a/eclair-core/src/test/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/io/ReconnectionTaskSpec.scala
+++ b/eclair-core/src/test/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/io/ReconnectionTaskSpec.scala
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ class ReconnectionTaskSpec extends TestKitBaseClass with FixtureAnyFunSuiteLike
     import com.softwaremill.quicklens._
     val aliceParams = TestConstants.Alice.nodeParams
       .modify(_.autoReconnect).setToIf(test.tags.contains("auto_reconnect"))(true)
-      .modify(_.pluginParams).setToIf(test.tags.contains("plugin_force_reconnect"))(List(new ConnectionControlPlugin {
-      // @formatter:off
-      override def forceReconnect(nodeId: PublicKey): Boolean = true
-      override def name = "plugin with force-reconnect"
-      // @formatter:on
-    }))
 
     if (test.tags.contains("with_node_announcements")) {
       val bobAnnouncement = NodeAnnouncement(randomBytes64, Features.empty, 1, remoteNodeId, Color(100.toByte, 200.toByte, 300.toByte), "node-alias", fakeIPAddress :: Nil)
@@ -87,15 +81,6 @@ class ReconnectionTaskSpec extends TestKitBaseClass with FixtureAnyFunSuiteLike
     monitor.expectNoMessage()
   }
 
-  test("reconnect when there are no channels if plugin instructs to", Tag("auto_reconnect"), Tag("with_node_announcements"), Tag("plugin_force_reconnect")) { f =>
-    import f._
-
-    val peer = TestProbe()
-    peer.send(reconnectionTask, Peer.Transition(PeerNothingData, Peer.DisconnectedData(channels = Map.empty)))
-    val TransitionWithData(ReconnectionTask.IDLE, ReconnectionTask.WAITING, _, _) = monitor.expectMsgType[TransitionWithData]
-    val TransitionWithData(ReconnectionTask.WAITING, ReconnectionTask.CONNECTING, _, _: ReconnectionTask.ConnectingData) = monitor.expectMsgType[TransitionWithData]
-  }
-
   test("only try to connect once at startup if auto-reconnect is enabled but there are no known address", Tag("auto_reconnect")) { f =>
     import f._