diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 23346640..5e5b23d4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go
 go 1.16
 
 require (
-	github.com/Arceliar/ironwood v0.0.0-20210523223424-d320cf0ed78e
+	github.com/Arceliar/ironwood v0.0.0-20210522034542-c2e274961490
 	github.com/Arceliar/phony v0.0.0-20210209235338-dde1a8dca979
 	github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3 v3.0.6
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.10.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9c66c19d..454c7168 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-github.com/Arceliar/ironwood v0.0.0-20210523223424-d320cf0ed78e h1:EoZ4Dfm3xBDFjXRUzZUH+44NVvQ8tLf/VyESuC0BijI=
-github.com/Arceliar/ironwood v0.0.0-20210523223424-d320cf0ed78e/go.mod h1:RP72rucOFm5udrnEzTmIWLRVGQiV/fSUAQXJ0RST/nk=
+github.com/Arceliar/ironwood v0.0.0-20210522034542-c2e274961490 h1:z1Rd8RMNVrpNYIXHn7f62wz8nbuPkJFs9Z24sHIhNrc=
+github.com/Arceliar/ironwood v0.0.0-20210522034542-c2e274961490/go.mod h1:RP72rucOFm5udrnEzTmIWLRVGQiV/fSUAQXJ0RST/nk=
 github.com/Arceliar/phony v0.0.0-20210209235338-dde1a8dca979 h1:WndgpSW13S32VLQ3ugUxx2EnnWmgba1kCqPkd4Gk1yQ=
 github.com/Arceliar/phony v0.0.0-20210209235338-dde1a8dca979/go.mod h1:6Lkn+/zJilRMsKmbmG1RPoamiArC6HS73xbwRyp3UyI=
 github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.1.1 h1:MnEK4VOv6n0RSY4vtRe3h11qjxL3+t0B8yOL8iMXdcM=
diff --git a/src/core/link.go b/src/core/link.go
index f547c7ff..563fa3b5 100644
--- a/src/core/link.go
+++ b/src/core/link.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ type link struct {
 
 type linkOptions struct {
 	pinnedEd25519Keys map[keyArray]struct{}
-	metric            uint8
 }
 
 func (l *links) init(c *Core) error {
@@ -91,10 +89,6 @@ func (l *links) call(u *url.URL, sintf string) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if ms := u.Query()["metric"]; len(ms) == 1 {
-		m64, _ := strconv.ParseUint(ms[0], 10, 8)
-		tcpOpts.metric = uint8(m64)
-	}
 	switch u.Scheme {
 	case "tcp":
 		l.tcp.call(u.Host, tcpOpts, sintf)
@@ -147,8 +141,6 @@ func (intf *link) handler() (chan struct{}, error) {
 	defer intf.conn.Close()
 	meta := version_getBaseMetadata()
 	meta.key = intf.links.core.public
-	meta.metric = intf.options.metric
-	metric := uint64(meta.metric)
 	metaBytes := meta.encode()
 	// TODO timeouts on send/recv (goroutine for send/recv, channel select w/ timer)
 	var err error
@@ -181,9 +173,6 @@ func (intf *link) handler() (chan struct{}, error) {
 	if !meta.decode(metaBytes) {
 		return nil, errors.New("failed to decode metadata")
 	}
-	if metric < uint64(meta.metric) {
-		metric = uint64(meta.metric)
-	}
 	if !meta.check() {
 		intf.links.core.log.Errorf("Failed to connect to node: %s is incompatible version (local %s, remote %s)",
 			intf.lname,
@@ -244,7 +233,7 @@ func (intf *link) handler() (chan struct{}, error) {
 	intf.links.core.log.Infof("Connected %s: %s, source %s",
 		strings.ToUpper(intf.info.linkType), themString, intf.info.local)
 	// Run the handler
-	err = intf.links.core.PacketConn.HandleConn(ed25519.PublicKey(intf.info.key[:]), intf.conn, metric)
+	err = intf.links.core.PacketConn.HandleConn(ed25519.PublicKey(intf.info.key[:]), intf.conn)
 	// TODO don't report an error if it's just a 'use of closed network connection'
 	if err != nil {
 		intf.links.core.log.Infof("Disconnected %s: %s, source %s; error: %s",
diff --git a/src/core/tcp.go b/src/core/tcp.go
index 2cba8182..5f79d2e7 100644
--- a/src/core/tcp.go
+++ b/src/core/tcp.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -172,11 +171,6 @@ func (t *tcp) reconfigure() {
 }
 
 func (t *tcp) listenURL(u *url.URL, sintf string) (*TcpListener, error) {
-	var metric uint8
-	if ms := u.Query()["metric"]; len(ms) == 1 {
-		m64, _ := strconv.ParseUint(ms[0], 10, 8)
-		metric = uint8(m64)
-	}
 	var listener *TcpListener
 	var err error
 	hostport := u.Host // Used for tcp and tls
@@ -188,16 +182,16 @@ func (t *tcp) listenURL(u *url.URL, sintf string) (*TcpListener, error) {
 	}
 	switch u.Scheme {
 	case "tcp":
-		listener, err = t.listen(hostport, nil, metric)
+		listener, err = t.listen(hostport, nil)
 	case "tls":
-		listener, err = t.listen(hostport, t.tls.forListener, metric)
+		listener, err = t.listen(hostport, t.tls.forListener)
 	default:
 		t.links.core.log.Errorln("Failed to add listener: listener", u.String(), "is not correctly formatted, ignoring")
 	}
 	return listener, err
 }
 
-func (t *tcp) listen(listenaddr string, upgrade *TcpUpgrade, metric uint8) (*TcpListener, error) {
+func (t *tcp) listen(listenaddr string, upgrade *TcpUpgrade) (*TcpListener, error) {
 	var err error
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -211,7 +205,6 @@ func (t *tcp) listen(listenaddr string, upgrade *TcpUpgrade, metric uint8) (*Tcp
 			opts:     tcpOptions{upgrade: upgrade},
 			stop:     make(chan struct{}),
 		}
-		l.opts.metric = metric
 		t.waitgroup.Add(1)
 		go t.listener(&l, listenaddr)
 		return &l, nil
diff --git a/src/core/version.go b/src/core/version.go
index 2c449ec5..6676c7b6 100644
--- a/src/core/version.go
+++ b/src/core/version.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ type version_metadata struct {
 	ver  uint8 // 1 byte in this version
 	// Everything after this point potentially depends on the version number, and is subject to change in future versions
 	minorVer uint8 // 1 byte in this version
-	metric   uint8 // 1 byte in this version
 	key      ed25519.PublicKey
 }
 
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ func version_getMetaLength() (mlen int) {
 	mlen += 4                     // meta
 	mlen++                        // ver, as long as it's < 127, which it is in this version
 	mlen++                        // minorVer, as long as it's < 127, which it is in this version
-	mlen++                        // metric
 	mlen += ed25519.PublicKeySize // key
 	return
 }
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ func (m *version_metadata) encode() []byte {
 	bs = append(bs, m.meta[:]...)
 	bs = append(bs, m.ver)
 	bs = append(bs, m.minorVer)
-	bs = append(bs, m.metric)
 	bs = append(bs, m.key[:]...)
 	if len(bs) != version_getMetaLength() {
 		panic("Inconsistent metadata length")
@@ -60,7 +57,6 @@ func (m *version_metadata) decode(bs []byte) bool {
 	offset += copy(m.meta[:], bs[offset:])
 	m.ver, offset = bs[offset], offset+1
 	m.minorVer, offset = bs[offset], offset+1
-	m.metric, offset = bs[offset], offset+1
 	m.key = append([]byte(nil), bs[offset:]...)
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/src/multicast/multicast.go b/src/multicast/multicast.go
index 66edaa8e..c1b87890 100644
--- a/src/multicast/multicast.go
+++ b/src/multicast/multicast.go
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ func (m *Multicast) _announce() {
 			var info *listenerInfo
 			if nfo, ok := m.listeners[iface.Name]; !ok || nfo.listener.Listener == nil {
 				// No listener was found - let's create one
-				var metric uint8 // TODO parse this from the config
-				urlString := fmt.Sprintf("tcp://[%s]:%d/?metric=%d", addrIP, m.listenPort, metric)
+				urlString := fmt.Sprintf("tcp://[%s]:%d", addrIP, m.listenPort)
 				u, err := url.Parse(urlString)
 				if err != nil {
 					panic(err)