diff --git a/include/amqpcpp/connectionhandler.h b/include/amqpcpp/connectionhandler.h
index ef3537e..acf7f10 100644
--- a/include/amqpcpp/connectionhandler.h
+++ b/include/amqpcpp/connectionhandler.h
@@ -41,38 +41,6 @@ public:
     */
     virtual ~ConnectionHandler() = default;
     
-    /**
-     *  Method that is called immediately after a connection has been attached 
-     *  to the handler. This method is called right after the connection object
-     *  was constructed. You can override this method if you want to initialize
-     *  your handler for this specific connection. This is especially useful if 
-     *  you use your handler to deal with multiple connections, and cannot use 
-     *  the constructor for initialization.
-     * 
-     *  @param  connection      The connection object that was just constructed
-     */
-    virtual void onAttached(Connection *connection)
-    {
-        // make sure compilers dont complain about unused parameters
-        (void) connection;
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     *  Method that is called right before a connection object is destructed.
-     *  This is the counterpart of the onAttached() method.
-     * 
-     *  Wacht out: the connection object that is passed to this method is in 
-     *  the process of being destructed, which makes it unsafe to call any 
-     *  methods on it.
-     *  
-     *  @param  connection      The connection that is being destructed
-     */
-    virtual void onDetached(Connection *connection)
-    {
-        // make sure compilers dont complain about unused parameters
-        (void) connection;
-    }
-
     /**
      *  Method that is called when the heartbeat frequency is negotiated
      *  between the server and the client durion connection setup. You 
diff --git a/include/amqpcpp/linux_tcp/tcpconnection.h b/include/amqpcpp/linux_tcp/tcpconnection.h
index 68d5766..411815d 100644
--- a/include/amqpcpp/linux_tcp/tcpconnection.h
+++ b/include/amqpcpp/linux_tcp/tcpconnection.h
@@ -53,26 +53,6 @@ private:
      */
     Connection _connection;
     
-    /**
-     *  Method that is called after the connection was constructed
-     *  @param  connection      The connection that was attached to the handler
-     */
-    virtual void onAttached(Connection *connection) override
-    {
-        // pass on to the handler
-        _handler->onAttached(this);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     *  Method that is called when the connection is destructed
-     *  @param  connection      The connection that was detached from the handler
-     */
-    virtual void onDetached(Connection *connection) override
-    {
-        // pass on to the handler
-        _handler->onDetached(this);
-    }
-
     /**
      *  Method that is called when the heartbeat frequency is negotiated.
      *  @param  connection      The connection that suggested a heartbeat interval
diff --git a/src/connectionimpl.cpp b/src/connectionimpl.cpp
index 3df2d15..e4483b9 100644
--- a/src/connectionimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/connectionimpl.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ namespace AMQP {
 ConnectionImpl::ConnectionImpl(Connection *parent, ConnectionHandler *handler, const Login &login, const std::string &vhost) :
     _parent(parent), _handler(handler), _login(login), _vhost(vhost)
 {
-    // tell the handler that it is attached to this connection
-    _handler->onAttached(_parent);
-    
     // we need to send a protocol header
     send(ProtocolHeaderFrame());
 }
@@ -51,9 +48,6 @@ ConnectionImpl::~ConnectionImpl()
 
     // invalidate all channels, so they will no longer call methods on this channel object
     for (auto iter = _channels.begin(); iter != _channels.end(); iter++) iter->second->detach();
-
-    // tell the handler that it is no longer attached to this connection
-    _handler->onDetached(_parent);
 }
 
 /**