diff --git a/src/openvpn/forward.c b/src/openvpn/forward.c
index d57cbe0..ccb8404 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/forward.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/forward.c
@@ -2214,9 +2214,7 @@
     static uintptr_t management_shift =
         MANAGEMENT_SHIFT; /* depends on MANAGEMENT_READ and MANAGEMENT_WRITE */
 #endif
-#ifdef ENABLE_ASYNC_PUSH
-    static uintptr_t file_shift = FILE_SHIFT;
-#endif
+
 #if defined(TARGET_LINUX) || defined(TARGET_FREEBSD)
     static uintptr_t dco_shift = DCO_SHIFT; /* Event from DCO linux kernel module */
 #endif
@@ -2242,14 +2240,6 @@
     }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_ASYNC_PUSH
-    /* arm inotify watcher */
-    if (c->options.mode == MODE_SERVER)
-    {
-        event_ctl(c->c2.event_set, c->c2.inotify_fd, EVENT_READ, (void *)file_shift);
-    }
-#endif
-
     /*
      * Possible scenarios:
      *  (1) tcp/udp port has data available to read
diff --git a/src/openvpn/multi_io.c b/src/openvpn/multi_io.c
index 6e31687..fe72456 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/multi_io.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/multi_io.c
@@ -500,18 +500,7 @@
                         multi_io_action(m, NULL, TA_TUN_READ, false);
                     }
                 }
-                /* new incoming TCP client attempting to connect? */
-                else if (e->arg == MULTI_IO_SOCKET)
-                {
-                    struct multi_instance *mi;
-                    ASSERT(m->top.c2.link_sockets[0]);
-                    socket_reset_listen_persistent(m->top.c2.link_sockets[0]);
-                    mi = multi_create_instance_tcp(m, m->top.c2.link_sockets[0]);
-                    if (mi)
-                    {
-                        multi_io_action(m, mi, TA_INITIAL, false);
-                    }
-                }
+
 #if defined(ENABLE_DCO)
                 /* incoming data on DCO? */
                 else if (e->arg == MULTI_IO_DCO)