diff --git a/dht.go b/dht.go
index 1d9c3a4..5aa0e8d 100644
--- a/dht.go
+++ b/dht.go
@@ -97,32 +97,23 @@ func NewDHT(ctx context.Context, p peer.Peer, ps peer.Peerstore, dialer inet.Dia
 }
 
 // Connect to a new peer at the given address, ping and add to the routing table
-func (dht *IpfsDHT) Connect(ctx context.Context, npeer peer.Peer) (peer.Peer, error) {
-	// TODO(jbenet,whyrusleeping)
-	//
-	// Connect should take in a Peer (with ID). In a sense, we shouldn't be
-	// allowing connections to random multiaddrs without knowing who we're
-	// speaking to (i.e. peer.ID). In terms of moving around simple addresses
-	// -- instead of an (ID, Addr) pair -- we can use:
-	//
-	//   /ip4/10.20.30.40/tcp/1234/ipfs/Qxhxxchxzcncxnzcnxzcxzm
-	//
+func (dht *IpfsDHT) Connect(ctx context.Context, npeer peer.Peer) error {
 	err := dht.dialer.DialPeer(ctx, npeer)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Ping new peer to register in their routing table
 	// NOTE: this should be done better...
 	err = dht.Ping(ctx, npeer)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to ping newly connected peer: %s\n", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to ping newly connected peer: %s\n", err)
 	}
 	log.Event(ctx, "connect", dht.self, npeer)
 
 	dht.Update(ctx, npeer)
 
-	return npeer, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 // HandleMessage implements the inet.Handler interface.
diff --git a/dht_test.go b/dht_test.go
index 30ef2d3..e440964 100644
--- a/dht_test.go
+++ b/dht_test.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestPing(t *testing.T) {
 	defer dhtA.dialer.(inet.Network).Close()
 	defer dhtB.dialer.(inet.Network).Close()
 
-	_, err = dhtA.Connect(ctx, peerB)
+	err = dhtA.Connect(ctx, peerB)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestValueGetSet(t *testing.T) {
 	defer dhtA.dialer.(inet.Network).Close()
 	defer dhtB.dialer.(inet.Network).Close()
 
-	_, err = dhtA.Connect(ctx, peerB)
+	err = dhtA.Connect(ctx, peerB)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -194,17 +194,17 @@ func TestProvides(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	_, err := dhts[0].Connect(ctx, peers[1])
+	err := dhts[0].Connect(ctx, peers[1])
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[2])
+	err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[2])
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[3])
+	err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[3])
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -256,17 +256,17 @@ func TestProvidesAsync(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	_, err := dhts[0].Connect(ctx, peers[1])
+	err := dhts[0].Connect(ctx, peers[1])
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[2])
+	err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[2])
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[3])
+	err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[3])
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -321,17 +321,17 @@ func TestLayeredGet(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	_, err := dhts[0].Connect(ctx, peers[1])
+	err := dhts[0].Connect(ctx, peers[1])
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to connect: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[2])
+	err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[2])
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[3])
+	err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[3])
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -376,17 +376,17 @@ func TestFindPeer(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	_, err := dhts[0].Connect(ctx, peers[1])
+	err := dhts[0].Connect(ctx, peers[1])
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[2])
+	err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[2])
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[3])
+	err = dhts[1].Connect(ctx, peers[3])
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -435,14 +435,14 @@ func TestConnectCollision(t *testing.T) {
 
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			_, err := dhtA.Connect(ctx, peerB)
+			err := dhtA.Connect(ctx, peerB)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			done <- struct{}{}
 		}()
 		go func() {
-			_, err := dhtB.Connect(ctx, peerA)
+			err := dhtB.Connect(ctx, peerA)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}