diff --git a/misc/metrics/src/swarm.rs b/misc/metrics/src/swarm.rs
index 17de48b6..86aff6dd 100644
--- a/misc/metrics/src/swarm.rs
+++ b/misc/metrics/src/swarm.rs
@@ -246,9 +246,6 @@ impl<TBvEv, THandleErr> super::Recorder<libp2p_swarm::SwarmEvent<TBvEv, THandleE
                     libp2p_swarm::DialError::WrongPeerId { .. } => {
                         record(OutgoingConnectionErrorError::WrongPeerId)
                     }
-                    libp2p_swarm::DialError::ConnectionIo(_) => {
-                        record(OutgoingConnectionErrorError::ConnectionIo)
-                    }
                 };
             }
             libp2p_swarm::SwarmEvent::BannedPeer { endpoint, .. } => {
@@ -347,7 +344,6 @@ enum OutgoingConnectionErrorError {
     Aborted,
     InvalidPeerId,
     WrongPeerId,
-    ConnectionIo,
     TransportMultiaddrNotSupported,
     TransportOther,
 }
diff --git a/protocols/kad/src/behaviour.rs b/protocols/kad/src/behaviour.rs
index 27450b2a..0cc606fa 100644
--- a/protocols/kad/src/behaviour.rs
+++ b/protocols/kad/src/behaviour.rs
@@ -1936,7 +1936,6 @@ where
             | DialError::InvalidPeerId { .. }
             | DialError::WrongPeerId { .. }
             | DialError::Aborted
-            | DialError::ConnectionIo(_)
             | DialError::Transport(_)
             | DialError::NoAddresses => {
                 if let DialError::Transport(addresses) = error {
diff --git a/swarm/CHANGELOG.md b/swarm/CHANGELOG.md
index 9666daa4..c66391f1 100644
--- a/swarm/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/swarm/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
   This was never constructed.
   See [PR 3373].
 
+- Remove `DialError::ConnectionIo` variant.
+  This was never constructed.
+  See [PR 3374].
+
 [PR 3364]: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/3364
 [PR 3170]: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/3170
 [PR 3134]: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/3134
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@
 [PR 3188]: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/3188
 [PR 3377]: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/3377
 [PR 3373]: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/3373
+[PR 3374]: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/3374
 
 # 0.41.1
 
diff --git a/swarm/src/lib.rs b/swarm/src/lib.rs
index 66ef8e74..9644d17f 100644
--- a/swarm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/swarm/src/lib.rs
@@ -1597,8 +1597,6 @@ pub enum DialError {
         obtained: PeerId,
         endpoint: ConnectedPoint,
     },
-    /// An I/O error occurred on the connection.
-    ConnectionIo(io::Error),
     /// An error occurred while negotiating the transport protocol(s) on a connection.
     Transport(Vec<(Multiaddr, TransportError<io::Error>)>),
 }
@@ -1641,10 +1639,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for DialError {
                 f,
                 "Dial error: Unexpected peer ID {obtained} at {endpoint:?}."
             ),
-            DialError::ConnectionIo(e) => write!(
-                f,
-                "Dial error: An I/O error occurred on the connection: {e:?}."
-            ),
             DialError::Transport(errors) => {
                 write!(f, "Failed to negotiate transport protocol(s): [")?;
 
@@ -1682,7 +1676,6 @@ impl error::Error for DialError {
             DialError::Aborted => None,
             DialError::InvalidPeerId { .. } => None,
             DialError::WrongPeerId { .. } => None,
-            DialError::ConnectionIo(_) => None,
             DialError::Transport(_) => None,
         }
     }