diff --git a/ssh.c b/ssh.c
index c419a89d..a40c00d8 100644
--- a/ssh.c
+++ b/ssh.c
@@ -9328,13 +9328,6 @@ static void do_ssh2_authconn(Ssh ssh, unsigned char *in, int inlen,
     if (ssh->eof_needed)
 	ssh_special(ssh, TS_EOF);
 
-    /*
-     * All the initial channel requests are done, so install the default
-     * response handler.
-     */
-    ssh->packet_dispatch[SSH2_MSG_CHANNEL_SUCCESS] = ssh2_msg_channel_response;
-    ssh->packet_dispatch[SSH2_MSG_CHANNEL_FAILURE] = ssh2_msg_channel_response;
-
     /*
      * Transfer data!
      */